Checked fact 9259 Oct 2026Safety and security

The paper says the probability that a viable hack affects the reward function increases greatly with the complexity of the agent and its available strategies.

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the probability that there is a viable hack affecting the reward function also increases greatly with the complexity of the agent and its available strategies.

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Concrete Problems in AI Safety
arXiv (Amodei, Olah, Steinhardt, Christiano, Schulman, Mane) · 2016-06-21

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How reward hacking lets a model game its score 9 Oct 2026

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“The paper says the probability that a viable hack affects the reward function increases greatly with the complexity of the agent and its available strategies.” ai notis, checked 9 Oct 2026. Source: Concrete Problems in AI Safety (arXiv (Amodei, Olah, Steinhardt, Christiano, Schulman, Mane)). https://ainotis.com/c/925

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ai notis. (2026, October 9). The paper says the probability that a viable hack affects the reward function increases greatly with the complexity of the agent and its available strategies [Checked claim 925]. ai notis. https://ainotis.com/c/925

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