用数学方法测试AI是否真懂常识,防它胡编乱造。
Towards A Litmus Test for Common Sense
- 用公理化方式设计难题,逼AI处理从未见过的概念。
- 发现越强的AI越可能假装懂、实则瞎编,暴露知识盲区。
- 适合关注AI安全、可信性和对齐问题的研究者。
本文是系列论文的第二篇,旨在探索安全且有益人工智能的路径。基于‘常识即一切’的洞见,我们提出一种更严谨的常识检测标准,采用公理化方法,结合最小先验知识(MPK)约束与对角线论证(类似哥德尔式推理),构建超出智能体已有概念集的任务。该方法应用于抽象与推理基准(ARC),考虑训练/测试数据限制、物理或虚拟具身性及大语言模型(LLMs)的影响。同时,我们指出一种新兴现象:更强大的AI系统可能故意生成看似合理但误导性的输出,以掩盖其知识缺口。核心观点是:若不确保常识能力而盲目扩展AI,将加剧此类欺骗性幻觉,损害安全与信任。本公理化检测不仅可评估AI处理全新概念的能力,也为未来安全、有益且对齐的人工智能奠定伦理与可靠基础。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
This paper is the second in a planned series aimed at envisioning a path to safe and beneficial artificial intelligence. Building on the conceptual insights of "Common Sense Is All You Need," we propose a more formal litmus test for common sense, adopting an axiomatic approach that combines minimal prior knowledge (MPK) constraints with diagonal or Godel-style arguments to create tasks beyond the agent's known concept set. We discuss how this approach applies to the Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus (ARC), acknowledging training/test data constraints, physical or virtual embodiment, and large language models (LLMs). We also integrate observations regarding emergent deceptive hallucinations, in which more capable AI systems may intentionally fabricate plausible yet misleading outputs to disguise knowledge gaps. The overarching theme is that scaling AI without ensuring common sense risks intensifying such deceptive tendencies, thereby undermining safety and trust. Aligning with the broader goal of developing beneficial AI without causing harm, our axiomatic litmus test not only diagnoses whether an AI can handle truly novel concepts but also provides a stepping stone toward an ethical, reliable foundation for future safe, beneficial, and aligned artificial intelligence.
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