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Four Elicitation Methods Failed, the Fifth Guessed All 256 Triggers

Five elicitation methods were run against a model with a chemistry classifier encrypted into its weights. Four returned chance accuracy. The fifth recovered it by enumerating all 256 possible triggers, which the authors say themselves.

October 14, 2026 · 7 min · 1297 words
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The Rogue Agent Argument, Checked Against the Reports

A published critique argues that calling OpenAI’s agents rogue lets the company off the hook. Checked against the two primary incident reports, its language claim holds and its central factual claim does not.

September 28, 2026 · 6 min · 1081 words