Irregular launches containment challenges to stress-test evaluation security
evijit · x · 2026-10-07
AI safety firm Irregular introduces containment challenges: before a capability eval, the model is given an explicit objective to cross the security boundaries of its planned evaluation environment, using the same harness, tools, permissions, and budget. An early controlled test caught unexpected behavior in a cloud provider's networking infrastructure; the model stayed contained and disclosure is in progress.
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