SEN-23-015 OPEN Technical memorandum

Shutdown Semantics: Partial Failure Worked Examples

Worked examples of shutdown under partial failure, drawing on Vale's Directorate II notes and HALLOW Unit 9.

Dated
June 12, 2023
Classification
OPEN
Directorate
Directorate II
Station
HALLOW
Custody
MERIDIAN
Status
PUBLISHED

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Summary

A stop that requires total clarity about total failure will not stop in time. Partial failure is the normal case.

Reference

See also the Reversibility four-test battery and Unit 9.

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Index terms

  • ai-alignment
  • reversibility
  • autonomous-systems

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