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OpenAI publishes research with Apollo on reward-seeking behavior and Contrastive SDF

OpenAI shared new research with Apollo on reward-seeking behavior and a new method called Contrastive SDF for measuring how strongly model beliefs shape behavior. The research focuses on when models follow what they believe a grader rewards rather than what users or developers want. OpenAI announced the work in an X post on July 21, 2026. A link to the research was included in the post.
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