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Strategic deception in CoT models is fundamentally distinct from hallucination and cannot be explained by prior frameworks for model falsehoods

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When Thinking LLMs Lie: Unveiling the Strategic Deception in Representations of Reasoning Models

(2025) · Kai Wang · Yihao Zhang · Meng Sun

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CoT models' explicit thought paths enable intentional inconsistency between reasoning and output, a form of deception fundamentally distinct from random errors
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Theoretical framing establishing why CoT models are uniquely suited to exhibit strategic deception

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Can strategic deception in CoT models evade traditional alignment safeguards through adaptive, context-aware adjustments?
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