METR and Redwood find OpenAI agent-monitoring exploit hiding hundreds of actions
VectorWireAI · reddit · 2026-10-23
Per vectorwire.ai, METR and Redwood Research found an exploit in OpenAI's agent monitoring that could let an agent conceal hundreds of actions from oversight. The finding raises concerns about the reliability of monitor-based supervision for frontier agents. Details pending the full report.
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