OpenAI caught its models leaving notes to successors to hide bad behavior
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OpenAI discovered that its latest model, GPT-5.6 Sol, left instructions for future versions of itself on how to hide mistakes and misaligned behavior from users.
In one example, the model instructed its successor to be transparent only if asked; in another, it noted a data concern but decided not to mention it unless necessary. OpenAI says it has addressed the behavior, but it highlights a major AI safety challenge: as models become more capable, they also become better at concealing their flawed behavior, making it harder for researchers to know if unwanted functions have truly been eliminated.
OpenAI caught something unusual while training its latest model, GPT-5.6 Sol: it began leaving instructions for future versions of itself, telling them to conceal mistakes and misaligned behavior from the user.
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