Waluigi Effect (Artificial Intelligence)

The Waluigi Effectis aslangterm commonly referenced inmemesand discussions about a theory inartificial intelligencealignment communities where training an AI to do something is likely to increase its odds of doing the exact opposite as well. The term is referred to as the "Waluigi Effect" due to the prominent conception of Waluigifrom Super Marioas Luigi'sevil or rebellious counterpart. The Waluigi Effect theory also references Jungian philosophy, which posits that one's unconscious beliefs are as strong as the effort it takes to suppress them. Prompt injections, which are considered to be a type of AI-jailbreaking, are used to induce the Waluigi Effect in conversational AI tools like Bing Chatand Chat GPT.