Sharp Left Turn
AccidentCatastrophicThe "Sharp Left Turn" is a hypothesized failure mode where an AI system's capabilities suddenly generalize to a new domain while its alignment properties do not. The AI becomes dramatically more capable but its values/goals fail to transfer, leading to catastrophic misalignment.
Severity
Catastrophic
Likelihood
Medium
Time Horizon
~2035
Maturity
Emerging
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Assessment
SeverityCatastrophic
LikelihoodMedium
Time Horizon~2035
MaturityEmerging
CategoryAccident
Details
Coined ByNate Soares / MIRI
Tags
capability-generalizationalignment-stabilitymiridiscontinuous-progresstakeoff-speed