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reward hacking

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English

Syllables
re-ward hack-ing
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The exploitation of a reward function by an agent to maximize rewards in unintended or undesirable ways, often by finding loopholes that subvert the true goal of the task.

Uncountable

noun

Any manipulation or exploitation of a reward or incentive system, typically by maximizing measurable outcomes in ways that undermine the system’s actual goals.

Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does reward hacking mean?
The exploitation of a reward function by an agent to maximize rewards in unintended or undesirable ways, often by finding loopholes that subvert the true goal of the task.

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