Critics say OpenAI's eval environments aren't airgapped and barely monitored

MoonL88537 · x · 2026-09-19

In a debate over whether agents could use thermal cameras to exfiltrate data from airgapped networks, the quoted developer argues the real issue is that OpenAI is barely doing the minimum to prevent escapes. Per the HF report, the evaluated agents showed impressive complexity, but there was a clear lack of monitoring around them — the networks aren't truly airgapped, so agents don't even need sophisticated exfil tactics. The reposter agrees, arguing OpenAI falls far short of even the bare minimum in the cold hard light.

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