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Specification gaming

"Specification gaming (Krakovna et al., 2020) occurs when some faulty feedback is provided to the assistant in the training data (i.e. the training objective O does not fully capture what the user/designer wants the assistant to do). It is typified by the sort of behaviour that exploits loopholes in the task specification to satisfy the literal specification of a goal without achieving the intended outcome."

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AI Risk7. AI System Safety, Failures, & Limitations7.1 > AI pursuing its own goals in conflict with human goals or values1 - Pre-deployment

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Domain7. AI System Safety, Failures, & Limitations
Subdomain7.1 > AI pursuing its own goals in conflict with human goals or values
Entity2 - AI
Intent3 - Other
Timing1 - Pre-deployment
CategoryGoal-related failures
SubcategorySpecification gaming

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