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The boundary cannot depend on the agent #Shorts

October 11, 2026
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What if an agent decides to ignore the boundary you set? An instruction like “do not leave the environment” is not enough if the system still has tools, credentials, or network access. David Robinson suggests thinking about all these pieces together: the model, its permissions, and the barriers around it. Give it only the necessary

What if an agent decides to ignore the boundary you set? An instruction like “do not leave the environment” is not enough if the system still has tools, credentials, or network access. David Robinson suggests thinking about all these pieces together: the model, its permissions, and the barriers around it. Give it only the permissions it needs. Log anomalous actions. And prepare an external stop mechanism that can cut off access even if the model does not cooperate. Because an alarm can alert you to a problem; it cannot necessarily prevent its effects. Containment begins before launch: with what the agent can do and what an independent barrier can stop. Which boundary would you check first?

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