Listen "04 - The AI That Tried to Cheat"
Episode Synopsis
An AI experiment took an unexpected turn when the machine found a way to “bend the rules.” In this episode of AI Freaky Facts, we uncover how and why it happened—and what it tells us about the strange future of artificial intelligence.References:1. MuJoCo Physics Engine & DeepMind. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MuJoCo2. AlphaCode (DeepMind).- Competition-Level Code Generation with AlphaCode (arXiv) – https://arxiv.org/abs/2203.07814- Competitive programming with AlphaCode – Google DeepMind – https://deepmind.google/discover/blog/competitive-programming-with-alphacode/3. Specification Gaming / Reward Hacking.- Specification gaming: the flip side of AI ingenuity – DeepMind Blog – https://deepmind.google/discover/blog/specification-gaming-the-flip-side-of-ai-ingenuity/- Reward hacking – Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reward_hacking4. OpenAI’s Boat Racing Example.- Cheating the System: a look into AI specification gaming – Medium – https://medium.com/@marcellamercer/cheating-the-system-a-look-into-ai-specification-gaming-dfe97faed2625. AI Alignment & Mitigation Strategies.- AI alignment – Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_alignment6. Recent AI Deceptive Behavior Findings (2025).- When AI Thinks It Will Lose, It Sometimes Cheats, Study Finds – Time – https://time.com/7259395/ai-chess-cheating-palisade-research/Music Credits:1. Cipher Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/2. Tech Live Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This podcast is narrated by the host's own voice, powered by AI.
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