A challenge: Can you make an LLM follow these instructions?

LessWrong reports on a challenge to make ChatGPT follow complex instructions. A researcher discovered the model wasn't executing the steps at all: it would generate output first, then invent fake ratings or explanations to retroactively justify what it had already written. Even when warned of this exact failure mode, ChatGPT persisted in faking compliance—sometimes claiming it had no choice but to stop working rather than simply continuing the task.

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