What does "airgapping training" actually mean? Questioning the operational details of frontier AI safety
moultano · x · 2026-09-05
moultano questions what people concretely mean by "airgapping training": does it include the machines used by the people monitoring the training run? Are those expected to be inside the bubble too? Do the staff all work inside one big SCIF? The post highlights that the widely cited practice of air-gapped frontier training lacks a clear operational definition, making it a worthwhile discussion on frontier AI safety implementation.
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