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Scalable Oversight for Coding Agents

Techniques for verifying AI-generated code at scale, focusing on 'critic' models and low-safety-tax review processes.

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OpenAI's Practical Approach

Recent research highlights a strategy for "low safety tax" code review.

Key Principles#

High Precision#

The reviewer model should only flag issues it is confident about. False positives (flagging good code as bad) destroy developer trust and slow down the process.

Specific Feedback#

Instead of saying "this looks wrong," the critic must point to the specific line and explain why (e.g., "This variable x might be null here").

Integration#

The review happens automatically in the CI/CD pipeline or IDE, acting as an advanced linter.

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