@OpenAI: Training models involves many technical and social processes, so prevention of CoT grading has to be built into the pro…
Summary
OpenAI is improving safeguards to prevent chain-of-thought grading issues in model training, including real-time detection, accidental grading prevention, and stress tests.
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