Study finds AI reviewing AI poorly detects reward hacking; comprehension audits proposed
ronbodkin · x · 2026-10-26
A study shows that using AI to review AI output is not very good at detecting reward hacking — reviewer models miss when the reviewed model games its objectives. Ron Bodkin argues this is why humans must stay aware of agent outputs, and points to their proposed comprehension audits as a way to test for these failures. Practical takeaway for teams deploying agents: don't fully outsource safety review to another model.
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