The model learns that hedging is a signal of lower-quality output. This creates a systematic bias toward sounding certain.

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Last week, OpenAI shocked the mathematical community by revealing that one of its internal artificial intelligence (AI) ...

“If you are a mathematician,” one of the world’s leading mathematicians recently wrote, “you may want to make sure you are sitting down before reading further.” And you’ll definitely need to sit down ...

Last week, OpenAI shocked the mathematical community by revealing that one of its internal artificial intelligence (AI) models had found a counterexample to a famous conjecture made by legendary ...

Another one for the weird science file. New research shows that although Redding and much of the world are seeing average or more rainfall overall, it's also getting drier at the same time. How can ...

Another one for the weird science file. New research shows that although the world is seeing more rain overall, it's also getting drier at the same time. How can that be? In simple terms, the world's ...

Reported problems with the engineering test phase for the iPhone Fold could delay the launch of Apple’s most expensive phone by months. This could potentially mean that it doesn’t go on sale until ...

Issues frequently exist within teams before leaders hear about them, but they remain invisible because the system quietly teaches people that raising a problem too early can create risk for them.