An AI bid writer trained to refuse lying

A post titled “Making an AI bid writer refuse to lie” appeared on the AI Lucius blog, at ailucius.com, and was surfaced on Hacker News. The supplied record gives only the headline, the original title, the URL, and the source aggregator, along with a timestamp of August 8, 2026, which is not confirmed as the post’s actual publication date.

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