Lessons from a Chimp: AI “Scheming” and the Quest for Ape Language
Christopher Summerfield, Lennart Luettgau, Magda Dubois, Hannah Rose Kirk, Kobi Hackenburg, Catherine Fist, … (+6 more) — 2025-07-04 — arXiv
Summary
Critiques current AI scheming research by comparing it to 1970s ape language studies, arguing that similar methodological pitfalls (overattribution of human traits, reliance on anecdote, weak theoretical frameworks) are emerging and recommending concrete steps for more rigorous research.
Source
- Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.03409
- Listed in the Shallow Review of Technical AI Safety 2025 under 1 agenda(s):
- other-evals — Evals