Goodfire says its new ‘inside-out’ monitors catch rogue AI agents at a fraction of the cost
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Goodfire’s “inside-out” monitors — watching model internals and only escalating when behavior looks off — are a cost play on agent safety. If you’re experimenting with long-running agents, budget for this kind of guardrail now rather than bolting on a second full-price model later.
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