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cs.AI2026
Reasoning Models Struggle to Control their Chains of Thought
Chen Yueh-Han, Robert McCarthy, Bruce W. Lee +5
Chain-of-thought (CoT) monitoring is a promising tool for detecting misbehaviors and understanding the motivations of modern reasoning models. However, if models can control what t…
cs.AI2025
Is It Thinking or Cheating? Detecting Implicit Reward Hacking by Measuring Reasoning Effort
Xinpeng Wang, Nitish Joshi, Barbara Plank +2
Reward hacking, where a reasoning model exploits loopholes in a reward function to achieve high rewards without solving the intended task, poses a significant threat. This behavior…