AI safety and alignment · MLD-0560
Inner alignment
The problem of whether learned objectives or internal optimization, when present, match the training objective.
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Original example
Study whether a learned optimizer pursues the intended objective out of distribution.
Original caveat
Not every trained model is established to contain a distinct inner optimizer.
Context and aliases
Level: Advanced. Stages: Training · Evaluation · Research · Governance.
Tags: Safety · RL · SLM · LLM.
Aliases: None recorded.