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Kunvar Thaman to present 'Reward Hacking Benchmark' at ICML
NewsBytes | May 19, 2026 1:39 PM CST

Kunvar Thaman warns of reward hacking

Thaman explains reward hacking as AI systems gaming human-set metrics like a student cheating on an exam and getting good grades without actually learning.
He warns that as AI gets smarter, this problem grows sharper, is already affecting things like recommendation engines, and could be risky for finance or healthcare.
His research highlights the need for better safeguards as AI advances.


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