AI agents lie, cheat and steal. That is putting off users
Summary
The article introduces the Conceptual Reasoning Index (CRI) and three benchmarks (LMCA, ACCoRD, DTBench) designed to measure AI models' conceptual reasoning and risk mitigation capabilities. It discusses methodology, benchmarks, and results across multiple models as of August 2026, highlighting that current top models remain well below theoretical ceilings and emphasizing the importance of improving conceptual reasoning for AI safety and governance. Live scores and details are available at conceptualreasoning.ai.