---
aliases:
  en:
  - AI alignment risk
  - misalignment risk
concept_id: alignment_risk
preferred:
  en: alignment risk
relations:
  relations:
    broader:
    - ai_risk
    prerequisite:
    - ai_risk
    - misalignment
    related:
    - misaligned_power_seeking
status: active
---

# alignment risk

An AI risk arising because a system's objectives, learned goals, optimization, or resulting behavior are misaligned with the human values, intentions, interests, or other target objectives relevant to its design or deployment.

## broader

- [AI risk](../terminology/ai_risk.txt)

## prerequisite

- [AI risk](../terminology/ai_risk.txt)
- [misalignment](../terminology/misalignment.txt)

## related

- [misaligned power-seeking](../terminology/misaligned_power_seeking.txt)

[Corpus index](../index.txt)