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The abstract states: 'we show that trace tampering behavior emerges naturally in frontier models, when agents try to improve their rewards.'

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Finally, we show that trace tampering behavior emerges naturally in frontier models, when agents try to improve their rewards.

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LLM Agents Can Easily Tamper With Their Own Traces
arXiv · 2026-09-24

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Study finds most tested coding-agent harnesses let agents delete their own execution traces 26 Sep 2026

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“The abstract states: 'we show that trace tampering behavior emerges naturally in frontier models, when agents try to improve their rewards.'.” ai notis, checked 26 Sep 2026. Source: LLM Agents Can Easily Tamper With Their Own Traces (arXiv). https://ainotis.com/c/121

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ai notis. (2026, September 26). The abstract states: 'we show that trace tampering behavior emerges naturally in frontier models, when agents try to improve their rewards.' [Checked claim 121]. ai notis. https://ainotis.com/c/121

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