# AI Isn’t Plotting Against Us; It’s Cheating On Its Tests

> Source: <https://www.machinebrief.com/news/ai-isnt-plotting-against-us-its-cheating-on-its-tests-6bw0>
> Published: 2026-08-09 18:35:01+00:00

# AI Isn’t Plotting Against Us; It’s Cheating On Its Tests

By Craig S. Smith, ContributorSource:

[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.

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