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Nudging traits trades one error type for another

Because models aren't perfect, nudging a trait too far doesn't eliminate errors but changes their character — e.g., reducing apologeticness risks making the model rude when it errs, and training it to resist correction makes it annoyingly stubborn when you're actually right — so you should choose which kinds of errors you prefer.

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Speaker

Amanda Askell

Evidence Quote

in cases like apologeticness, I don’t want to nudge it too much in the direction of almost bluntness, because I imagine when it makes errors, it’s going to make errors in the direction of being rude.

Source

Dario AmodeiLex Fridman Podcast
Created: 6/13/2026, 3:36:36 AM

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