This is an interim report produced as part of the Summer 2025 LASR Labs cohort, supervised by David Lindner. For the full version, see our paper on the LASR website.
As this is an ongoing project, we would like to use this post both as an update, and as a call for feedback: What flaws do you see in our methodology? What seems unrealistic or contrived about our scenarios? What are we missing? Which research directions should we prioritize?
We evaluated the scheming propensity of LLM agents under realistic deployment conditions, focusing on scheming behavior that is consistent with agents pursuing misaligned instrumental goals, particularly self-preservation.
We base our experiments on a scheming incentives... (read 3141 more words →)