Tue Nov 10 · 6:30pm
Lectures on Tap — The Science of Loopholes: From Smart-Ass Kids to Rogue AI
Tomer Ullman looks at loopholes, intentional misunderstandings that obey a rule’s letter while dodging its spirit, from children gaming household rules to AI systems that do what they are told but not what was meant. He presents new research on when children start using them and why they pose a deep challenge for building safe AI. Ullman is Morris Kahn Associate Professor of Psychology at Harvard.