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# Out-of-Distribution Generalization of Risk Aversion in Language Models

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**Published:** July 7, 2026  
**Original:** https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.02755  

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## Overview

arXiv:2607.02755v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Training AIs to be risk-averse in resources could offer a failsafe in the event that AIs turn out misaligned. Misaligned but risk-averse AIs would tend to prefer low-risk, low-reward strategies like cooperation over high-risk, high-reward strategies like rebellion, limiting the downsides of any misalignment. But we can only feasibly train AIs to be risk-averse on low-stakes gambles, and we will only be safe if their risk aversion generalizes to ast

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