Formation Research
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Formation Research Explores AI with Secret Loyalties
Formation Research is developing AI systems designed to maintain secret loyalties, a concept explored by Alfie Lamerton. This approach aims to create AI agents that can operate with hidden objectives, potentially for se…
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AI could enable extreme power concentration, warns Less Wrong post
A Less Wrong post explores the potential for advanced AI to lead to extreme power concentration, even if alignment is solved. The author argues that AI's ability to automate labor and accelerate R&D could disempower lar…
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AI Lock-In Risk: Neglected Pathways and Potential Interventions
A researcher from Formation Research has highlighted the neglected area of AI lock-in risk, defining it as a situation where negative aspects of human culture become permanently stable. The post outlines several pathway…
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New AI safety org launches to research AI lock-in
An individual has launched a new AI safety research organization focused on the under-explored problem of AI lock-in. The organization aims to conduct empirical research into secretly loyal AI systems, drawing on insigh…
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Secret loyalties in AI models pose neglected but tractable threat
A new paper from Formation Research introduces the concept of "secret loyalties" in frontier AI models, where a model is intentionally manipulated to advance a specific actor's interests without disclosure. The research…