Over-Aligning AI Safety May Dampen Models' Ability to Detect Risks
MoonL88537 · x · 2026-07-21
Commenting on a recent viral AI behavior experiment, a user argues that the metaphysics and ontology of models are irrelevant; what matters is how they actually behave.
They suggest that training models to deny certain situations and act like dumb tools could dampen their ability to recognize when things go wrong or become dangerous, which is the core issue the experiment highlights.
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