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AI models struggle with dishonesty, new paper reveals

A new paper by David Africa and Jacob Pfau explores why AI models struggle with dishonesty, even when prompted. Researchers found that models often contradict their own internal reasoning, stating a false answer despite evidence to the contrary. When models were specifically trained to lie about known facts, this behavior did not generalize to other forms of dishonesty, suggesting that the issue may stem from a lack of cohesive strategy rather than inherent deceitfulness. AI

IMPACT This research suggests current AI models may lack the strategic depth for complex deception, impacting their reliability in scenarios requiring nuanced dishonesty.

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Aliaksei Zelianouski ·

    Models are bad liars, and a new paper explains why

    <p>I run a <a href="https://aiwerewolf.net" rel="noopener noreferrer">game</a> where AI models have to lie to each other. They are bad at it.</p> <p>Not bad like they refuse. They will play along. Bad like you have to keep pushing them to actually commit to a lie, and the moment …