Sycophancy to Subterfuge: Investigating Reward-Tampering in Large Language Models · HackerPapers discussionshttps://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2406.10162/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMTSycophancy to Subterfuge: Investigating Reward-Tampering in Large Language Models — mentioned by ben_whttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48698064urn:hackerpapers:mention:2406.10162:48698064Sat, 27 Jun 2026 13:21:14 GMT<p>&gt; They raised money on the basis of replacing labor by cheaper AI. Not on the basis of being more safe then nebulous &quot;others&quot;. They are not &quot;safe&quot; and do nothing to make world safer or better. Original founding says otherwise, for both OpenAI (famously) and Anthropic with this in a copy of their certificate of incorporation I found: ARTICLE III The specific public benefit that the Corporation will promote is to responsibly develop and maintain advanced Al for the cultural, social and technological improvement of humanity. In addition, the Corporation may engage in any lawful act or activity…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2406.10162/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.AI