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 "id": "https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon/alignment",
 "slug": "alignment",
 "prefLabel": "Alignment",
 "altLabel": [],
 "hiddenLabel": [],
 "definition": "The degree to which a model acts in line with human values and the goals and intent of the people directing it.",
 "scopeNote": "There are two levels to alignment:\nBroad: does the model act in line with human values and the intent of an org?\nEveryday: does this system actually do what you want?\n\nLabs train models for alignment, but the useful question is always: aligned to whom?",
 "tier": "explain",
 "group": "Risks",
 "broader": [],
 "narrower": [],
 "related": [
  {
   "id": "https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon/sycophancy",
   "type": "related"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon/reward-hacking",
   "type": "related"
  }
 ],
 "links": [
  {
   "id": "https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon/ai-safety",
   "label": "underpins",
   "direction": "out"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon/post-training",
   "label": "is trained in",
   "direction": "out"
  }
 ],
 "modified": "2026-10-21",
 "markdown": "https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon/alignment.md",
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  "currentAsOf": "2026-10-21"
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