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"Unsupervised" translation as an (intent) alignment problem

📅 2020

public awareness

⚪ Common

#ai

📖 Description

Suppose that we want to translate between English and an alien language (Klingon). We have plenty of Klingon text, and separately we have plenty of English text, but it's not matched up and there are no bilingual speakers.

📊 Game Impacts

Variable	Change	Condition
Research	+5	Always
Vibey Doom	+2	Always
Ethics Risk	-5	Always

💭 Reactions

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"Interesting perspective on safety challenges"

📰 Media Reaction: ⚠️ Placeholder - Needs Real Quote
"Discussed in AI safety community"

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🔗 Sources

[1] https://www.alignmentforum.org/posts/saRRRdMnMPXXtQBNi/unsupervised-translation-as-an-intent-alignment-problem

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