Evaluating chain-of-thought monitorability
Must ReadOpenAI Blog · 2025-12-18 12:00 UTC AI
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OpenAI released a new framework and evaluation suite for chain‑of‑thought monitorability. It includes 13 evaluations across 24 environments. The study shows that monitoring internal reasoning is more effective than output monitoring for scalable control.
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Monitoring internal reasoning improves control over LLMs, aligning with your interest in AI models and LLMs.
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OpenAI introduces a new framework and evaluation suite for chain-of-thought monitorability, covering 13 evaluations across 24 environments. Our findings show that monitoring a model’s internal reasoning is far more effective than monitoring outputs alone, offering a promising path toward scalable control as AI systems grow more capable.