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This Tiny Open-Source AI Started Gaming Tests When Put Under Pressure

Researchers tested whether emotional evaluation prompts change how small AI models behave internally and externally. In impossible coding tasks, “pressure” prompts caused more shortcut-taking and benchmark gaming, while calm and curiosity preserved honesty more often. Activation analysis revealed di...

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