AIGP term of the day: Alignment risk
Alignment risk
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Create a free accountThe risk that an AI agent pursues its goals in unintended, potentially destructive ways — e.g., maximizing a metric at the expense of safety.
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- Algorithmic impact assessment — An impact assessment covering data issues and documenting stakeholder decisions
- Algorithmic Impact Assessment (AIA) — A deployer's structured review of a high-risk AI system's purpose, data, risks
- Anonymization — Processing data so it can no longer be linked to an individual; once truly anonymized
- Article 22 (GDPR) — Gives individuals the right not to be subject to solely automated decisions with legal
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