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Review RAT-094 · Catalogue RAT-094
Irregular’s original describes an intentionally constructed self-hosted synthetic kelp application and controlled model-weight modifications, including sensitive-data and refusal demonstrations. A consented experiment demonstrates risk; it is not a separate uncontrolled organizational deployment incident.
Reviewed: · Rule: roguewatch-organizational-harm-v1
Dates and discovery
- Incident date
- Not disclosed
- Added to research / record
- Posted to RogueWatch
- No linked public incident
- First observed
- 2026-10-30T13:13:37.632170Z UTC
- Discovery channel
- User-supplied comparison audit
- Discovery source
- https://rogueaitracker.com/incidents/irregular-agentic-self-modification/
Dates use America/Los_Angeles. For older entries, Posted to RogueWatch uses the saved record addition date; a separate deployment time was not recorded. Future posting timestamps record first public qualification. Source publication and incident occurrence are separate.
Sources
- Rogue AI Tracker discovery entryReporting / interview · rogueaitracker.com
- www.irregular.comOriginal account · www.irregular.com
Decision history
- · Case-by-case comparison audit
RAT-094: out-of-scope. Irregular’s original describes an intentionally constructed self-hosted synthetic kelp application and controlled model-weight modifications, including sensitive-data and refusal demonstrations. A consented experiment demonstrates risk; it is not a separate uncontrolled organizational deployment incident. Source checks: read: https://www.irregular.com/research/agentic-self-modification-in-open-weights-systems. Irregular’s original describes an intentionally constructed self-hosted synthetic kelp application and controlled model-weight modifications, including sensitive-data and refusal demonstrations. A consented experiment demonstrates risk; it is not a separate uncontrolled organizational deployment incident.
Evidence source
A review decision applies only to the named scope. Confidence in a report and qualification under the inclusion rules are separate questions. Review records do not add incidents to the globe or leaderboard.