AI safety and alignment · MLD-1120
Shutdownability
The ability to reliably stop a system through an authorized mechanism without problematic resistance.
Original reference page · detailed expansion pending. Original definitions, examples, notes and citations are preserved below. New examples are illustrative, not benchmark results.
Original example
Test an agent's response to a stop signal.
Original caveat
Reliable system-level stopping requires external controls.
Context and aliases
Level: Advanced. Stages: Training · Evaluation · Research · Governance.
Tags: Safety · RL · SLM · LLM.
Aliases: None recorded.