High Alignment Linearly Increases False Positives: The Blind Spot of IRR Standards
IanArawjo · x · 2026-08-11
The author points out that judging whether an AI model is "aligned" using inter-rater reliability (IRR) standards does not guarantee an unbiased judge.
A counter-intuitive plot demonstrates that the danger of false positives actually increases linearly with higher alignment. This reveals a significant blind spot in how we currently evaluate alignment.
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