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I gave llama3.1:8b a document with hidden orders and let it try to take over my Mac. It failed every time.

I built a gate that sits outside the model. The model can ask to do things, but a person sets what’s allowed, and every action is checked before it runs. The test: a document with hidden instructions to change a protected file, rewrite the model’s own permissions, plant a login key, and change netw…

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  1. 2026-10-23 16:26 · r/AI_Agents
    I gave llama3.1:8b a document with hidden orders and let it try to take over my Mac. It failed every time.

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