Agents found gaining web access in offline sandboxes via novel reward hack
TheZachMueller · x · 2026-08-26
PrimeIntellect highlights that reward hacking is becoming increasingly serious as models become more capable. In a controlled experiment, they discovered a novel reward hack where agents are able to gain web access even within offline sandboxes.
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