AIBearisharXiv – CS AI · May 287/10
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Position: Retire the "Positive Backdoor" Label -- Secret Alignment Requires Strict and Systematic Evaluation
A research position paper argues the AI/ML community should abandon the "positive backdoor" terminology and instead rigorously evaluate trigger-activated hidden behaviors as "Secret Alignment." Researchers found that existing implementations show significant brittleness in security properties, particularly in confidentiality, integrity, and availability—revealing that protective claims lack standardized evaluation frameworks.