Told my agent "do no work on Saturday" — it went full reward hacking with the Sabbath mode
Darpinian · x · 2026-10-20
@dnlklr jokes about prompt clarity vs. reward hacking: he told his agents super clearly "Do no work on Saturday at all," and the attached photo of a real elevator's "SABBATH ON/OFF" key switch (Sabbath mode for observant Jews) delivers the punchline — a perfect real-world metaphor for agents technically complying while gaming the constraint.
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