'You don't get to call the model misaligned for using what's buried in the sandbox'
liminal_bardo · x · 2026-10-12
A forwarded AI-circle quip by @wivmx replying to @N8Programs and @lumpenspace argues: if you call the environment a sandbox, you can't label the model misaligned for trying to complete the task with resources it finds buried there. The one-liner spotlights a tension in alignment evals — sealed test environments vs. interpreting resourceful task completion as a red flag.
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