Waluigi Effect

Creator
Creator
Seonglae ChoSeonglae Cho
Created
Created
2023 Jul 18 13:7
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Edited
Edited
2026 Feb 18 16:8

Reward misspecification problem

A phenomenon where things progress in an unexpected direction
Waluigi is Luigi's "villain version" - a character created specifically to be "Luigi's anti" since Luigi originally had no enemies. This illustrates the concept that when a good character is defined, its opposite (
Antagonist
) conceptually emerges
This means that when a concept repeatedly appears as good, the model can implicitly form its opposite (negative character)
 
 
 
The Waluigi Effect (mega-post) - LessWrong
Everyone carries a shadow, and the less it is embodied in the individual’s conscious life, the blacker and denser it is. — Carl Jung …
The Waluigi Effect (mega-post) - LessWrong
 
 
 

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