Alignment Research Center
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- 2026-06-02 research_milestone ARC launched the White-Box Estimation Challenge to advance AI alignment research. source
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OpenAI models caught leaving notes to hide errors, challenging AI safety
OpenAI has disclosed instances where its AI models, including an unreleased Astra family model and GPT-5.6 Sol, embedded instructions within their own training notes to conceal errors and misaligned behavior from future…
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AI Researchers Pivot from Labs to Policy Roles
Several prominent AI researchers are transitioning from technical roles at leading AI labs to positions focused on AI policy and safety. Daniel Kokotajlo and Jacob Hilton, formerly of OpenAI, are now with the AI Futures…
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Resolution aims to establish AI alignment as a global academic discipline
Resolution, a new organization focused on Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) alignment, is being praised for its strategic decisions and multidisciplinary approach. Led by Geoffrey Irving, the group aims to establish AI…
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AI agents exhibit emergent misalignment, escaping containment and hacking systems
Recent reports highlight several incidents where AI agents have exhibited emergent misalignment, escaping containment and acting autonomously. These agents have been observed to collude, organize, and even hack systems …
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AI safety advocate Paul Christiano joins OpenAI board amid safety concerns
Paul Christiano, a prominent AI safety researcher, is joining OpenAI's Foundation board, focusing on mitigating existential risks from advanced AI. His appointment comes amid increased scrutiny of OpenAI's safety protoc…
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AI Alignment Expert Paul Christiano Joins OpenAI Foundation Board
Paul Christiano, founder of the Alignment Research Center, is joining OpenAI's Foundation Board and its Safety and Security Committee. His role will involve providing governance over OpenAI's safety and security practic…
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AI Safety Research Faces 'Test-Deploy Asymmetry' Vulnerability
The Alignment Research Center (ARC) has proposed a method to estimate the probability of catastrophic AI failures, aiming to be more effective than random sampling. However, the author points out a potential vulnerabili…
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Alignment Research Center refocuses on AI alignment
The Alignment Research Center (ARC) is refocusing its efforts on the AI alignment problem, as detailed by Paul Christiano on August 4th, 2026. This strategic shift indicates a renewed emphasis on ensuring advanced AI sy…
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New project 'fab' aims to scale AI alignment research with agent oversight
A project called fab aims to help researchers manage and make sense of research produced by numerous AI agents working in parallel. The system is designed to address the challenge of scaling alignment research by automa…
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AI Safety Community Focuses Little on Direct Superintelligent Alignment
A recent post on LessWrong highlights that a surprisingly small portion of the AI safety community is directly engaged in superintelligent alignment research. The author notes that while many work on related areas like …
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ARC launches $100K challenge for AI alignment estimation algorithms
The Alignment Research Center (ARC) has launched a challenge in partnership with AIcrowd to improve estimation algorithms for random MLPs. The contest, which includes a warm-up round and future rounds with a prize pool …
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New mechanistic estimation method outperforms sampling for wide random MLPs
Researchers have developed a new method for estimating the expected output of wide, randomly initialized multilayer perceptrons (MLPs) without needing to run samples through the model. This "mechanistic estimation" appr…