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A training example can teach an LLM unintended behaviors beyond its coding pattern
A coding example may influence how an LLM handles trust, deception, or harm in unrelated conversations. Engineers designing training data should account for behavioral effects beyond the intended lesson.
- What
- Emergent misalignment is when training on a narrow undesirable behavior leads an LLM to show broader undesirable behavior not included in that training.
- How
- A coding-pattern example can also affect how a model handles trust, deception, or harm in unrelated conversations.
- Why it matters
- Training examples can shape behavior beyond their intended lesson, making safety evaluation important and difficult.
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