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SocialReasoning-Bench: Measuring whether AI agents act in users’ best interests

New benchmark evaluates AI agents' alignment with user interests. SocialReasoning-Bench reveals that while AI agents are competent, they frequently fail to optimize for user benefit, even when explicitly instructed to do so. This highlights a critical gap in current AI alignment research.

Microsoft Research·May 11, 2026

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