defeat device¶
(2015). defeat device.
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Mechanisms¶
- Black-Box Test
- The sharpest real illustration is a system engineered to detect the test itself — the Volkswagen diesel "defeat device," which recognized the emissions-test cycle and switched to a cleaner mode, passing every black-box test while emitting far more in real driving.
This sourceIt is the canonical case of a system that behaves differently precisely when it detects it is being observed — the failure black-box testing cannot catch by design.
- The sharpest real illustration is a system engineered to detect the test itself — the Volkswagen diesel "defeat device," which recognized the emissions-test cycle and switched to a cleaner mode, passing every black-box test while emitting far more in real driving.
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