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Deconfusing Corrigibility

L5 · ResearcherResearchAI Alignment Forum· 10/17/2026

Addresses core theoretical challenges in AI safety that researchers must grapple with for developing aligned systems.

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The article analyzes theoretical confusion around AI corrigibility concepts and identifies deficiencies in existing definitions that are fundamental to AI research.

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Many thanks to Abram Demski for materially and intellectually supporting this research. Thanks also to Brian Berns, Roman Malov, Gurkenglas, and Lorxus for valuable conversations. Introduction Despite the central place of corrigibility to theoretical AI alignment, it seems like no one can really agree about what is. Much of this confusion is due to the fact that almost every definition of corrigibility proposed thus far is deficient in one way or another. In particular, the most prevalent existi

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