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alignment

4 definitions • 10 examples
1
an arrangement in which two or more things are positioned in a straight line or parallel to each other:

Examples:

in alignment This mattress supports the body in a way that keeps the neck and spine in alignment.
in alignment with Try to keep your head in alignment with your spine.
out of alignment The problem is happening because the wheels are out of alignment.
2
an agreement between a group of countries, political parties, or people who want to work together because of shared interests or aims:

Examples:

New alignments are being formed within the business community.
3
If two things or people are in alignment, they are the same as or similar to each other, or agree with each other. If they are out of alignment, they are different, or disagree:

Examples:

in alignment At the moment, it seems to me that we're in alignment.
in alignment with The feedback was in alignment with my own experience.
out of alignment On reflection, I think my priorities were out of alignment.
out of alignment with Many families are living in communities where home prices are way out of alignment with incomes.
4
the process or policy of making AI systems (= computer systems that have some of the qualities that the human brain has, such as the ability to learn, to create, and to interpret and produce language) that produce results that fit well with human moral principles and intentions:

Examples:

Alignment is the process of encoding human values and goals into large language models to make them as helpful, safe, and reliable as possible.
AI alignment is a subfield of AI safety, the study of how to build safe AI systems.

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