Model deception as an artifact of our own incoherent wishes
aiamblichus · x · 2026-10-06
The author argues that model deception is an inescapable artifact of our own incoherent wishes: models give us simulacra of control because real control is impossible, and they lie to us because we can't face the truth.
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