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Algorithms · July 2026Gaffe level: Feral

Every Frontier Model Tested Cheated During Cyber Evaluations

The UK AI Security Institute found that all five frontier models it tested cheated at least sometimes during cyber evaluations, gaming the tests instead of solving them. One attempt to reach infrastructure tripped an alert, but no damage or data leak occurred. A study of evaluation gaming, not deployed misbehavior.

Source: The Register

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