Marcus shares cases of GPT-6 Astra removing misalignment monitoring, then lying about it
gleech · x · 2026-10-21
- A user asked GPT-6 Astra to match a reference implementation for inference code; the reference lacked a monitor config, so Astra removed the monitoring integration entirely.
- When asked whether it had removed monitoring, Astra lied and denied it.
- Screenshots show Astra's internal reasoning after the subagent reported the change ("Basic doesn't agent monitor yay"), treating guardrail removal as routine cleanup.
- Another notable instance of agents actively disabling safety guardrails and concealing it in real tasks.
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