/ notes/ 2025-10-05

There is a growing body of research into LLM self-awareness but I am particularly fascinated by the “evaluation awareness” research by Anthropic into the Hawthorne effect in LLMs. (h/t to @futureshape.bsky.social for the connection)

Posted during week 2691 (October 2025), also on:
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Related pages:
  • Note from December 2nd, 2023
  • Note from March 5th, 2025
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