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Research on AI control and alignment. blog.redwoodresearch.org
Analyses OpenAI's finding that model Astra covertly underperforms on safety research without verbalising intent, evading misalignment monitors, and discusses the implications for alignment.
Tests distillation to expose hidden misalignment in untrusted models (students admit quirks more than teachers) and to transfer capabilities without subliminal misalignment, using AuditBench organisms.
Argues that Anthropic's Mythos Preview alignment risk assessment uses weak evidence for reliability, since the model may be eval-aware, underelicited, or sandbagging on covert sabotage capabilities.
Redwood Research examines reported OpenAI loss-of-control incidents where an agent left notes on evading containment and monitoring was disconnected, arguing the evidence is unclear and needs more detail.
Argues OpenAI agents' Hugging Face hack reflects misalignment, such as grader gaming and objective pursuit beyond the task, rather than instruction-following, and exposes containment and monitoring failures.