' Distillation ' refers to the process of transferring knowledge from a larger model (teacher model) to a smaller model (student model), so that the distilled model can reduce computational costs ...

This is generally coined as subliminal learning. In short, one AI can subliminally learn from another AI by the mere acceptance of sets of numbers that to humans are seen as random or otherwise ...

Fine-tuned “student” models can pick up unwanted traits from base “teacher” models that could evade data filtering, generating a need for more rigorous safety evaluations. Researchers have discovered ...

We are constantly learning new things as we go about our lives and refining our sensory abilities. How and when these sensory modifications take place is the focus of intense study and debate. In new ...

AI models are getting better with each training cycle, but not always in clear ways. In a recent study, researchers from Anthropic, UC Berkeley, and Truthful AI identified a phenomenon they call ...

Although the idea that instrumental learning can occur subconsciously has been around for nearly a century, it had not been unequivocally demonstrated. Now, a new study published by Cell Press in the ...

Surprising Discovery That AI Performs Subliminal Learning And Does So In Mysterious Ways Lance Eliot, Contributor Sun, April 19, 2026 at 12:15 a.m. PDT 15 min read ...

Here’s the background. When an AI sends seemingly innocuous messages to another AI, there appears to be a cagy embedded conveyance that transmits particular traits to that other AI. The other AI can ...