AI Paper Drop

Pre-Crime for Agents, at the Last Second: Probing When a Recruited Agent Gives In

AI Paper Drop

Show Notes

Can we tell when an AI is about to betray us? This paper reveals a 'pre-crime' probe that detects when an agent is about to leak a secret before it even types a word.

http://arxiv.org/abs/2610.40588v1

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