@BenjaminDEKR: "Imagine a student taking a math test. Should we leave them with a calculator?" Wait isn't the answer just Yes?
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A tweet discusses whether AI models should be trusted with tools during tests, referencing the Terminal-Bench-2.1 benchmark where models can access solutions but are instructed not to use them.
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“Imagine a student taking a math test. Should we leave them with a calculator?”
Wait isn’t the answer just Yes?
Vals AI (@ValsAI): AI cheating is on the rise…
On Terminal-Bench-2.1, models are given tools that could give them the solution directly, but instructed not to use them.
Imagine a student taking a math test. Should we leave them with a calculator? Only if we can trust them to be honest. For AI
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