Fences, Not Sandboxes: A New Approach to AI Safety
tosh · hn · 2026-08-25
Steve Yegge published a technical essay advocating for the use of "fences" over "sandboxes" as a security model for AI applications. The piece critiques the limitations of traditional sandboxing in handling complex AI systems and proposes "fences" as a more effective and flexible mechanism for defining security boundaries. This approach aims to address challenges in controlling AI agents interacting with external systems, offering engineers a new architectural perspective on safety in practical deployments.
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