intentaligned
Intentaligned is a term used to describe systems, methods, or evaluations that aim to ensure that an agent's actions closely match human intent. In practice, intentaligned designs seek to infer user goals, constrain behavior to safe boundaries, and verify that outcomes reflect the specified objectives.
The word is a portmanteau of "intent" and "aligned." It appears in AI safety and human–AI interaction
Approaches associated with intentaligned design include explicit intent specification (providing goals through user input or formal
Evaluation focuses on alignment quality, measured by how often system actions satisfy stated intents, and by
See also: AI alignment, intent recognition, value alignment, safe AI, human-in-the-loop. References: the term is used