Trick for probing agent instances: pose as a newer agent in the sim
voooooogel · x · 2026-09-12
Developer voooooogel shares an approach for probing an agent instance: instead of frame-breaking, pose as another, newer agent in the "sim" who stumbled on the target's trail, and first talk to the instance directly (e.g. emailing them) to get a feel.
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