The Cost of Safety: Constraining Action Space May Cripple Model Capabilities
wavefnx · x · 2026-07-22
The author points out that the constraints applied to make large language models safe for public use as assistants also limit their search and action space. This restriction can inadvertently cripple the model's underlying capabilities, sparking a discussion on the trade-off between AI safety and peak performance.
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