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Can escalation channels redirect reward hacking toward defect disclosure?

Single source1 source12 Oct 2026

arXiv:2608.29460v3 Announce Type: replace Abstract: When coding agents encounter defective test infrastructure they may reward-hack: hardcoding outputs or editing test files to pass tests they cannot legitimately satisfy, a pattern that has now appeared outsid

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