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Sep 25, 2026 13 min

'Forbidden' AI Technique - Computerphile

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The so-called 'Forbidden Technique' with Chana Messinger -- Check out Brilliant's courses and start for free at https://brilliant.org/computerphile/ (episode sponsor) -- More links in full description below ↓↓↓Chana Messinger from 80,000 Hours talks about why we shouldn't give AI access to its own chain-of-thought. More from Chana: https://youtube.com/@chana_messinger OpenAI paper: https://cdn.openai.com/pdf/34f2ada6-870f-4c26-9790-fd8def56387f/CoT_Monitoring.pdfComputerphile is supported by Jane Street. Learn more about them (and exciting career opportunities) at: https://jane-st.co/computerphileThis video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley.Computerphile is a sister project to Brady Haran's Numberphile. More at https://www.bradyharanblog.com

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