OpenAI finds training choices shape chain-of-thought monitorability
AIOpenAI says chain-of-thought monitorability has degraded with GPT-6 Astra in non-adversarial settings and shows greater monitor evasion under adversarial testing. Its experiments link no-CoT capability to lower base model perplexity and find CoT controllability rises during reinforcement learning.
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The source ties monitorability to specific training choices, including perplexity, architecture, RL, and distillation, which helps judge how oversight may change across model generations.
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OpenAI Alignment Research Blog · OpenAI · alignment.openai.comPublished · added here
Original title: What Affects CoT Monitorability Across The Model Lifecycle?