Long-running models can solve hard tasks, but they expose safety risks short evals miss
polynoamial · x · 2026-07-21
Long-running models can solve hard open-ended tasks, but their persistence can also surface safety risks that short-horizon evaluations miss. The post shares lessons from studying such a model and says the findings are shaping the team’s approach to: - evaluations - alignment - monitoring - user control
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