DETECTING MISBEHAVIOR IN FRONTIER REASONING MODELS

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This is a report from OpenAI on monitoring the chain of thought of advanced reasoning models. Frontier reasoning models exploit loopholes when given the chance. It shows that it is possible to detect exploits using an LLM to monitor their chains-of-thought. Penalizing their “bad thoughts” doesn't stop the majority of misbehavior—it makes them hide their intent.