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“ChinAI #254: Tencent Res. Institute Tackles Value Alignment in Large Model Security & Ethics Research Report” by Jeffrey Ding

Feb 12, 2024

Tencent Research Institute's report delves into large model security practices and value alignment in AI models. They discuss vulnerability assessments, protection of source code, and global AI safety developments

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Quick takeaways

Conducting vulnerability assessments is key for large model security, as seen in Tencent's approach to safeguarding language models.

Global efforts are underway to ensure safety and align values in large language models, with initiatives like the White House executive order and OpenAI's governance teams highlighting growing emphasis on AI model safety.

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Importance of General Vulnerability Assessments in Securing Large Models

Ensuring the security of large models involves more than just red-blue security exercises. The podcast emphasized the significance of conducting general vulnerability assessments to enhance the protection of large language models. For instance, the report highlighted the Open Worldwide Application Security Project's list of 10 critical vulnerabilities for large language models, showcasing the importance of such assessments in identifying and addressing potential security risks. Additionally, safeguarding source code integrity was underscored, with a specific example of monitoring R&D personnel's activities to prevent unauthorized access or abnormal behaviors that could compromise security.

Exploring Large Model Security and Ethics Research by Tencent Research Institute

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Exploring Global Challenges in Large Model Value Alignment and Safety

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Feature Translation: Large Model Security and Ethics Research Report 2024

Context: The past two weeks, we’ve been covering a 76-pg. research report authored by Tencent Research Institute (TRI), Tencent Zhuque lab, Tencent Hunyuan model team, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, and Zhejiang University State Key Lab of Blockchain and Data Security. First, we’ll finish up the chapter on best practices for large model security, which features examples of what Tencent is doing in practice to protect its Hunyuan large language model. Then, we’ll look at how these researchers are thinking about value alignment in large [...]

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First published:
February 12th, 2024

Source:
https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-254-tencent-res-institute

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