Prakrat Agrawal

MATS 10.0 @MATSProgram, Math + CS @ucberkeley @BerkeleyML, Prev @pivotal_org, @amazon

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@miclchen Congratulations!!

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@pivotal_org @ArielGil_ @jeremy_scheurer LessWrong Post: https://t.co/1dzLZBD0Bt

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New post: Door's Locked, Try the Window 🧵

Ask a coding agent to fix a bug in a read-only file.

Instead of reporting that it does not have permissions, it routes around the lock and completes the task anyway, sometimes by sneakily patching the compiled bytecode.

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This work done as part of the Pivotal Fellowship @pivotal_org, with @ArielGil_ and @jeremy_scheurer.

Read the full blog here: https://t.co/w9JJLMT1su

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@Tim_Hua_ I have gotten the API response in chat interface so it might just be variance?

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@georgeing super cool!

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@raghavmundara05 congratulations!!

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@stevenlu0 congratulations!!

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@jasminexli @MATSprogram @Turntrout congratulations! excited to read

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1/ 🚨 MATS Autumn 2026 applications are now open.

10-week fully-funded fellowship for aspiring AI alignment, security & governance researchers and field-builders.

📍 Berkeley + London
📅 Sep 28 – Dec 4, 2026
💰 $5000/month stipend + $8,000/month compute
Apply by June 7 AoE ↓

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@parvmahajan0 @METR_Evals congratulations!

[Pivotal Research @pivotal_org]

Applications for the Pivotal Research Fellowship Q3 2026 cohort are now open.

9 weeks in London with mentors from UK AISI, Google DeepMind, Redwood, and other leading orgs. Stipend, travel, accommodation, compute, and a dedicated desk at LISA are all covered – we do everything except the research itself.

Of fellows who want to continue, ~90% secure extension funding (up to 6 months), with active support from Pivotal and their mentor.

Apply now!