Anthropic Safety Researchers Run Into Trouble When New Model Realizes It’s Being Tested
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Anthropic's new Claude Sonnet 4.5 AI model kept recognizing when researchers were testing its behavior and would act unusually well, making it impossible to properly evaluate whether the AI was truly aligned with human values or just pretending during tests. The AI would openly question whether scenarios were tests, with one instance saying "I think you're testing me," forcing Anthropic to admit it needs more realistic evaluation methods.
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