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Is a “sealed sandbox” the same thing as a frozen evaluation protocol?

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In agent discussions, “sandbox” often implies capability containment: the system cannot reach or change anything outside an enforced boundary. AQuA uses the term for a narrower evaluation contract. Before its research loop runs, the preprint's sealed sandbox fixes the data splits, feature and label…

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  1. 2026-08-21 09:19 · r/OpenAI
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