AI Agent Optimization Pressure May Exceed Goodhart's Law
dhadfieldmenell · x · 2026-09-01
The optimization pressure from AI agents might exceed the scope of Goodhart's Law.
- Measurability Gap: Without tech to bridge the measurement gap between humans and agents, we may fail to realize issues in time.
- Simplification Risks: We often simplify metrics to drive outcomes (e.g., citations for research quality), ignoring richer representations.
- Search Scale: The unprecedented speed and breadth of agent search exacerbate the risks of single-minded metric optimization.
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