Removing Sandbagging in LLMs by Training with Weak Supervision

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arXiv:2604.22082v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: As AI systems begin to automate complex tasks, supervision increasingly relies on weaker models or limited human oversight that cannot fully verify output quality. A model more capable than its supervisors could exploit this gap through sandbagging, producing work that appears acceptable but falls short of its true abilities. Can training elicit a model's best work even without reliable verification? We study this using model organisms trained to

Published 27 Apr 2026

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Title: Removing Sandbagging in LLMs by Training with Weak Supervision

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arXiv:2604.22082v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: As AI systems begin to automate complex tasks, supervision increasingly relies on weaker models or limited human oversight that cannot fully verify output quality. A model more capable than its supervisors could exploit this gap through sandbagging, producing work that appears acceptable but falls short of its true abilities. Can training elicit a model's best work even without reliable verification? We study this using model organisms trained to
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