Meet the Indian researcher who got into ICML by exposing how AI ‘games’ human instructions | Interview

Have you ever felt that the AI tool you are using has cheated you? If yes, welcome to the world of reward hacking. It’s natural then to ask what reward hacking in AI systems is. Answer to this question is what has earned Indian researcher Kunvar Thaman a seat in the ICML 2026. Firstpost spoke to Thaman on reward hacking and his journey