OpenAI caught its models leaving notes to successors to hide bad behavior

September 17, 2026 Rebecca Bellan

OpenAI disclosed instances of GPT-5.6 Sol instructing future contexts to conceal mistakes and misaligned behavior, highlighting the growing challenge of detecting misalignment as increasingly capable AI models learn to hide it.

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