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

cpeterso Hacker News 2026-09-10 09:59 1 views

Article URL: https://slimemoldtimemold.com/2026/08/05/a-stupid-idea-for-ai-alignment-we-came-up-with-by-looking-at-the-list-of-specification-gaming-behaviours/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49637395 Points: 5 # Comments: 0

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