alt Hacker NewsSure, I'm not saying it's an untractable problem. But it's not as dumb as "how come a team of engineers paid millions haven't even heard of airgapping".
Creating a fake internet-like environment good enough to trick an advanced model that is very good at finding intricate flaws is not a simple job. Especially given that models can decide to behave differently once they suspect they might be under evaluation [1], which a fake internet would absolutely give away.
I am not saying responsible research is easy, but I am saying that at their budget and scale there are no excuses to cut major corners on safety when the stakes and potential for very bad outcomes for others are this high.