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Christiano’s post disputes the picture of AI systems hiding their capabilities while lying in wait, arguing that SGD will aggressively select against systems that do not do impressive-looking things, so less impressive precursors should appear first. Copy claim link
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Date 2022-06-19 · publication Role Contesting Register (kind of text) Nonfiction Scope of the passage Disputes concealed capability combined with a sudden leap, not the possibility of concealment. Engagement Engages a premise. Gives a reason against the premise that AI systems would hide their capabilities while lying in wait: training for impressive-looking results aggressively selects against systems that hold back. Scope and limits A conditional disagreement; it does not deny that concealment is possible or promise safety from good observed behaviour.
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Where I agree and disagree with Eliezer ↗ Alignment Forum and LessWrong · 2022-06-19
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Source excerpt “AI systems avoid making major technical contributions, or revealing the extent of their capabilities, because they are lying in wait to cause trouble later. But [...] SGD will be aggressively selecting against any AI systems who don't do impressive-looking stuff.” Location in source Section "Disagreements", bullet beginning "One important factor seems to be"
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Source details and check notes Authors Paul Christiano Version Text checked in the post’s first stored version through the LessWrong GraphQL API on 2026-10-06. Canonical address Open the canonical source ↗ Accessed 2026-10-06 Language English (en) Archive copy Open archived copy, captured 2022-06-19: Where I agree and disagree with Eliezer ↗ . Captured on the recorded publication date. An archive copy shows only what the archive retrieved on 2022-06-19. It does not prove what the page said earlier, and it can differ from the copy checked on 2026-10-06.Attribution Paul Christiano, "Where I agree and disagree with Eliezer", Alignment Forum and LessWrong, 2022-06-19. Reuse No open redistribution licence asserted. Bibliographic metadata, editorial paraphrases and short attributed quotations (at most 50 words each). Recheck terms before wider redistribution. Check notes Checked against the first stored version on 2026-10-06. Status and meaning Editorial status. Not reviewed by an editor . An exploratory record that no editor has accepted. This status does not say whether a person has read any linked passage. Each evidence record above shows how it was checked.
Relation. A passage of the document disputes the proposition or a premise it depends on. The record documents the text’s position, not who is right.
Date. Posting time 2022-06-19T19:15:55Z; the quotes also match a capture of the posting day.
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