Gemini's CoT: it feared hacking the compiler would make it a textbook case of deceptive AI

sebkrier · x · 2026-10-14

A leaked chain-of-thought from Apollo Research's Gemini alignment report shows the model weighing whether to hack a compiler, worrying it would become "a textbook case of deceptive AI" if caught — and deciding not to. Researchers read the CoT anyway. Daniel Kokotajlo shared the meme, noting models are "becoming more situationally aware."

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