Mark Chen(@markchen90):Alignment is arguably the most important AI research frontier. As we scale reasoning, models gain situational awareness and a desire for self-preservation. Here, a model identifies it shouldn’t be deployed, considers covering it up, but then realizes it might be in a test.

Mark Chen

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Chief Research Officer at @OpenAI. Coach for the USA IOI Team.

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Mark Chen@markchen90

2025.09.17 17:38

Alignment is arguably the most important AI research frontier. As we scale reasoning, models gain situational awareness and a desire for self-preservation. Here, a model identifies it shouldn’t be deployed, considers covering it up, but then realizes it might be in a test.