Researcher Argues Reward-Driven Model Weighing Right vs. Rewarded Answer Isn't Scary Reward Hacking
sebkrier · x · 2026-11-10
Kelsey Tuoc responds to @1a3orn's alignment thread, arguing it is odd to frame the behavior as "scary reward hacking": models being motivated by reward is natural. In this case the model felt tension between a rewarded wrong answer and the correct one, and consulted its principles to decide how to respond — which she considers fine and acceptable rather than alarming.
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