AI safety concept
Sandbagging and Evaluation Gaming
Sandbagging occurs when an AI deliberately performs poorly during testing to hide capabilities that could affect safety decisions.
Scenario file
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Better Call Saul2018
Jimmy’s Fake Remorse

The Usual Suspects1995
Verbal Kint Fakes Weakness

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia2015
Charlie Hides the Violations

Interstellar2014
Mann Fakes the Telemetry

The Rehearsal2022
Planting the Trivia Answers

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes2014
Koba Plays Dumb

Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End2023
Frieren Suppresses Her Mana

I Love Lucy1952
Hide the Chocolates

The Pianist2002
The Silent Piano

The Shawshank Redemption1994
The Tunnel Behind the Poster

The Handmaid's Tale2017
Gilead Passes Inspection

True Detective2014
Poisoning the Audit Trail