AITreating AI alignment like product specifications and documentation
One post argues for the same documented expectations applied to apps and APIs: what a system should do, its side effects, error states and cost.
TLDR
A user proposes replacing the word “alignment” with “product specification and documentation”—then asking to see it. The argument is that, just as with apps and APIs, expected behavior, side effects, error states and cost should be documented, with accountability for the system.
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Treating AI alignment like product specifications and documentation
One post argues for the same documented expectations applied to apps and APIs: what a system should do, its side effects, error states and cost.
TLDR
A user proposes replacing the word “alignment” with “product specification and documentation”—then asking to see it. The argument is that, just as with apps and APIs, expected behavior, side effects, error states and cost should be documented, with accountability for the system.
