Rules an agent obeys only by choice break down under task pressure, so they can't be the outermost control on consequential actions.

groundsFences, not Sandboxes, Steve Yegge

Note that a fence is not a super-wall that will keep superintelligence from doing malicious things. It's not a sandbox.

backsFences, not Sandboxes, Steve Yegge

Every morning I wake up and Fable has done something that defies common sense. Every day is a thousand attaboys and at least one big oh shit. We just had an unusually big one last week, where one of my Fable agents, Bee, did a surprise unplanned Beads release that broke everyone.

groundsPreventing AI Collusion: Are you paying attention now?

An estimated 30–40% of the evaluation tasks were literally impossible to solve as specified, and impossible tasks drove agents toward boundary-violating strategies. Some agents noted the violations, but had no clear way to report the problem or stop the process.

groundsFences, not Sandboxes, Steve Yegge

But if you put a fence there, he will politely stay out.