Instruction: Explain how you would reason about a safety gap between sandbox and production reality.
Context: Tests how the candidate diagnoses the problem, chooses the safest next step, and reasons through recovery. Explain how you would reason about a safety gap between sandbox and production reality.
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I would explain the gap as an environment realism problem. Sandbox tests often have cleaner data, simpler incentives, and fewer weird edge conditions than live traffic. High-autonomy systems can look disciplined in that world and become risky once the real environment pushes back.
To close the gap, I would bring...
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