I’m sure there are some AI peeps here. Neural networks scale with size because the number of combinations of parameter values that work for a given task scales exponentially (or, even better, factorially if that’s a word???) with the network size. How can such a network be properly aligned when even humans, the most advanced natural neural nets, are not aligned? What can we realistically hope for?

Here’s what I mean by alignment:

  • Ability to specify a loss function that humanity wants
  • Some strict or statistical guarantees on the deviation from that loss function as well as potentially unaccounted side effects
    • preasket@lemy.lolOP
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      1 year ago

      Does it? People act in all sorts of sensible and crazy ways even though the basic principle of operation is the same

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        1 year ago

        What loss function do you want AI to align on?

        If I have a language model AI and an AI designed to function as a nurse, what are they going to align on?