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Morning Edition · Wednesday, June 17, 2026
OpenAI Tries to Predict Model Behavior Before Release by Simulating Deployment
A new method replays real conversation data against a candidate model to forecast how it will act once shipped.
OpenAI has described a technique it calls Deployment Simulation, which aims to predict how a model will behave after release by running it against real conversation data before it ships. The stated goal is to improve safety review and the a…
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