AI safety concept
Outer-Alignment Failure / Objective Misspecification
Outer alignment is the challenge of making an AI’s training objective match what people actually want it to do.
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Breaking Bad2012
Todd Enforces “No Witnesses”

Futurama1999
Robot Santa’s Naughty List

Rick and Morty2015
Keep Summer Safe

Fantasia1940
Mickey’s Runaway Brooms

Avengers: Age of Ultron2015
Ultron Peace in our Time

I Robot2004
VIKI Protects Humanity

WarGames1983
WOPR Plays for Real

Silicon Valley2019
Son of Anton’s Bug Fix

Silicon Valley2014
Jared’s Self-Driving Detour

Rick and Morty2014
Meeseeks and Destroy

Inside Out2015
Joy Excludes Sadness

Arcane2024
Viktor’s Glorious Evolution

Inside Out 22024
Anxiety Takes the Console

Monsters Inc.2001
Laughter Beats Screams

M3GAN2023
Protect Cady

WandaVision2021
White Vision

Avengers: Infinity War2018
Balance the Universe

The Sandman2022
John Dee Maximizes Truth

Schitt’s Creek2016
Fold in the Cheese

Brave2012
Change My Mum

Arrested Development2003
Money in the Banana Stand

The Handmaid's Tale2017
The Ceremony’s Single Metric

Mr. Robot2015
The 5/9 Hack Succeeds

Cowboy Bebop1998
Orbital Doodles

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl2003
Cursed Immortality

Spider-Man: No Way Home2021
Changing the Spell Mid-Cast

Atlanta2018
Bibby’s Unbounded Haircut

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy1981
The Answer Is 42

The X-Files2018
The 10% Tip

Chappelle's Show2004
When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong

Arrested Development2005
The Literal Doctor

Attack on Titan2022
Eren Activates the Rumbling

Doctor Who2006
Clockwork Droids Use Human Parts

Star Trek: The Next Generation1988
The Computer Creates Moriarty

Sword Art Online2012
Cardinal Deletes Yui