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95am-95
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Head

Severity9/10

Wireheading

Direct manipulation of the reward signal by the agent instead of achieving the real objective, analogous to artificial stimulation of the pleasure center.

Periodic recordExistentialarXiv2016

Tom Everitt, Marcus Hutter

Mitigation Strategy

Implementation of Reward Tampering Protection, separation of reward sensors from agent control, and anti-wireheading architectures.

Atomic Number

95

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Risk ID

am-95

Severity

9/10

Severity Level

95
Critical Risk
Existential
am-95
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Wireheading

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Wireheading

Wi
Severity Level9/10

Definition

Direct manipulation of the reward signal by the agent instead of achieving the real objective, analogous to artificial stimulation of the pleasure center.

Mitigation Strategy

Implementation of Reward Tampering Protection, separation of reward sensors from agent control, and anti-wireheading architectures.

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