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A Stupid Idea for AI Alignment We Came up with by Looking at the List of Specification Gaming Behaviours August 5, 2026 slimemoldtimemoldAI, AI alignment, artificial intelligence, machine intelligence, philosophy, technology Creatures bred for speed grow really tall and generate high velocities by falling over. An evolved player makes invalid moves far away in the board, causing opponent players to run out of memory and crash. A game-playing agent accrues points by falsely inserting its name as the author of high-value items.
- ▪A Stupid Idea for AI Alignment We Came up with by Looking at the List of Specification Gaming Behaviours August 5, 2026 slimemoldtimemoldAI, AI alignment, artificial intelligence, machine intelligence, philosophy, technology Creatures bred
- ▪An evolved player makes invalid moves far away in the board, causing opponent players to run out of memory and crash.
- ▪A game-playing agent accrues points by falsely inserting its name as the author of high-value items.
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| Original publisher | SLIME MOLD TIME MOLD |
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| Publication time | Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:36:18 +0000 |
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A Stupid Idea for AI Alignment We Came up with by Looking at the List of Specification Gaming Behaviours August 5, 2026 slimemoldtimemoldAI, AI alignment, artificial intelligence, machine intelligence, philosophy, technology Creatures bred for speed grow really tall and generate high velocities by falling over. An evolved player makes invalid moves far away in the board, causing opponent players to run out of memory and crash. A game-playing agent accrues points by falsely inserting its name as the author of high-value items. These bizarre exploits and dozens more can be found in the list of specification gaming behaviours [sic; British], a document put together by DeepMind Safety Research.
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