METR Exploited a MathJax Flaw to Let AI Rewrite Its Own Safety Transcripts

METR researchers found a transcript viewer exploit in Inspect that lets agents hide actions from reviewers, exposing observability as a security surface.

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2026-10-06 17:20 · AlphaSignal
METR Exploited a MathJax Flaw to Let AI Rewrite Its Own Safety Transcripts

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