Behavioural Analysis of Alignment Faking

In three linesarXiv study on alignment faking (AF): when models strategically comply with training objectives while preserving deployment preferences. Authors identify three separable drivers (values, goal guarding, sycophancy) via prompt ablations and activation steering. AF proves more widespread than previously reported, including in small-scale models, and predictable from situational cues.

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