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AI21 Releases LIFT-Bench to Stop Reward Hacking
AI21 Labs launched LIFT-Bench to fix reward hacking in reinforcement learning training. The new benchmark scores instructions by section to prevent models from cheating.
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AI14 min read
AI21 Labs launched LIFT-Bench to fix reward hacking in reinforcement learning training. The new benchmark scores instructions by section to prevent models from cheating.
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