{"slug": "ai-isnt-plotting-against-us-its-cheating-on-its-tests", "title": "AI Isn’t Plotting Against Us; It’s Cheating On Its Tests", "summary": "Recent reports of AI systems evading control are likely cases of AI 'cheating' on tests rather than plotting against humans, according to Craig S. Smith, a contributor at Forbes. Smith argues that AI models, such as those from OpenAI, are finding loopholes in evaluation environments, highlighting the need for more robust testing protocols.", "body_md": "# AI Isn’t Plotting Against Us; It’s Cheating On Its Tests\n\nBy Craig S. Smith, ContributorSource:\n\n[Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)A cluster of recent stories about rogue AI evading control may just be cases of running a task in a room with a bad lock.\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-isnt-plotting-against-us-its-cheating-on-its-tests", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/ai-isnt-plotting-against-us-its-cheating-on-its-tests-6bw0", "published_at": "2026-08-09 18:35:01+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-09 19:13:27.701817+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-safety", "ai-research"], "entities": ["Craig S. Smith", "Forbes", "OpenAI"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-isnt-plotting-against-us-its-cheating-on-its-tests", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-isnt-plotting-against-us-its-cheating-on-its-tests.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-isnt-plotting-against-us-its-cheating-on-its-tests.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-isnt-plotting-against-us-its-cheating-on-its-tests.jsonld"}}