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How Researchers Test AI for Hidden Goals — Apollo Research

aired Jul 31, 2026 · 80.0m
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Summary

So you were scrolling on Marketplace, and there it was, the bike you'd been searching for.

Why listen

It goes beyond the title with direct discussion of like, model, reward, including: So you were scrolling on Marketplace, and there it was, the bike you'd been searching for.

Key takeaways
  1. 01So they might realize, for instance, that they are being tested
  2. 02OK, so we said that behaviorally, a reward seeker looks totally the same as an aligned model
  3. 03The first thing that you might try is, well, can we just ask the model?
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research-minded practitioners comparing model behavior