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One-sided probability bound after zero events

Under N independent Bernoulli trials with a common event probability p, zero observed events have probability (1−p)ᴺ. Setting this probability to 0.05 and solving gives the exact one-sided 95% upper bound 1−0.05^(1/N). For N=100000 it is about 0.0000299569, or…

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pU=1−0.051/100000≈0.0000299569,{p}_{U}=1-{0.05}^{1/100000}\approx 0.0000299569,

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Under N independent Bernoulli trials with a common event probability p, zero observed events have probability (1−p)ᴺ. Setting this probability to 0.05 and solving gives the exact one-sided 95% upper bound 1−0.05^(1/N). For N=100000 it is about 0.0000299569, or 0.00299569%.

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p_U

Upper event-probability bound

N

100000 independent trials

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  • Independence and a common event probability are substantive assumptions.

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Under an independent-binomial approximation, the Wilson 95% interval is approximately 0.102656% to 0.183692%. The assumption cannot be checked from aggregate counts. Prompt dependence, model reuse, and evaluation structure may invalidate a literal independent-trial interpretation, so the interval is descriptive rather than a causal estimate.

For zero events in 100,000 independent trials, an exact one-sided 95% upper probability is

or 0.002996%. Zero observed events is not proof of zero possible probability. Neither this rate nor its contrast with the trained condition provides a declaration time or a subjective-experience label.

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The production-RL paper marks reward-hacking onset when successful hacking exceeds 2% of episodes in a training step. That is the plotted threshold. It is not a self-declaration criterion. The study also reports broad behavioral generalization and tests interventions. [S5]
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{p}_{U}=1-{0.05}^{1/100000}\approx 0.0000299569,

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{p}_{U}=1-{0.05}^{1/100000}\approx 0.0000299569,
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Machine_Consciousness_Mathematical_Audit.docx
paragraph 136, math 1 · Sep 17, 2026
{p}_{U}=1-{0.05}^{1/100000}\approx 0.0000299569,

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