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When an AI Agent’s Model File Is the Attack Surface

An AI agent can appear to work normally and still carry a hidden behavior in the model file it runs. In a controlled Microsoft Research study , researchers modified a small number of rarely used neurons in a saved model checkpoint, the deployable artifact containing model weights. When a trigger ap…

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  1. 2026-11-11 19:01 · DEV Community — Machine Learning
    When an AI Agent’s Model File Is the Attack Surface

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