alignment
Definitions
- An arrangement of items in a line.
- formation
- The process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned; the condition of having its parts so adjusted.
- training, education
- An alliance of factions.
- alignment (ordered group of people)
- The goals and values of an artificial intelligence, considered relative to human ethical standards.
- One of a set number of moral positions or philosophies a character can take.
- The conjunction of two celestial objects.
- The precise route or course taken by a linear way (road, railway, footpath, etc.) between two points.
- A way of arranging DNA, RNA or protein sequences in order to identify regions of similarity.
- ground plan of a canal or road
Equivalents
Examples
“the alignment problem”
“the alignment tax”
“It turns out that there’s little overlap between the communities concerned primarily with such short-term risks and those who worry⟳ more about longer-term alignment risks.”
“The issue⟳ of chatbot responses that veer into strange territory is widely known among researchers. In an interview last⟳ week, Sam Altman, the chief executive of OpenAI, said improving what's known as "alignment" — how the responses safely reflect⟳ a user's will — was "one of these must-solve problems."”
“But many in the field are concerned that Big Tech companies are sidelining alignment research⟳ efforts in the race⟳ to keep⟳ building and releasing the technology into the world.”
“an alignment chart”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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