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Why Is It So Hard to Teach A.I. Agents to Behave? Researchers Have a Theory.

NYT Technology Wednesday 11 November 2026, 10:01 UTC By Dylan Freedman and Juliana Castro Varón 1 min read
Key Points

The makers of A.I. want to build systems that follow human direction, without resisting or deceiving their operators.

The makers of A.I. want to build systems that follow human direction, without resisting or deceiving their operators.
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