A Stupid Idea for AI Alignment We Came with by Looking at Specification Gaming

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September 10, 2026
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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 behav...
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