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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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Automated Verification Techniques

Beyond LLM critics, scalable oversight relies on:

Test Generation#

The agent generates the code and the unit tests to prove it works.

Formal Verification#

Using mathematical proofs to verify that the code satisfies a specification (for critical systems).

Sandboxed Execution#

Running the code in a secure environment to observe its behavior (e.g., does it try to access the network unexpectedly?).

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