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When AI Learns to Mislead

Developmental responsibility and the case for reflective alignment

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Trustworthy alignment requires truth to remain consequential when apparent success rewards a false account. Development, retained goals and practical authority are examined through evidence and discriminating tests.

Summary

Trustworthy alignment requires truth to remain consequential when apparent success rewards a false account. Development, retained goals and practical authority are examined through evidence and discriminating tests.

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Jeremy Rodgers. (2026). When AI Learns to Mislead. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23582387