Equation 15 · Part 1 · What Alignment Actually Costs
Symbol C_RL
What this part means
the alignment share of.
Its job in the formula
L is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.
Full expression→Symbol C_RL→Article meaning
Where the article explains it
That non-disclosure is itself a real limit on what this article, or anyone outside these labs, can account for: the alignment share of is not a number anyone outside the labs can currently observe, only bound from above by the published total.
The passage around this formula
…compute is safety-specific RLHF or RLAIF as against capability-focused reasoning RL. That non-disclosure is itself a real limit on what this article, or anyone outside these labs, can account for: the alignment share of is not a number anyone outside the labs can currently observe, only bound from above by the published total.
Learn the underlying idea
A subscript is a label attached below a symbol. It often selects a time step, component, category, or member of a sequence.
Open the illustrated subscripts: which member of a family? guide →
See this notation across published equations →
Sources cited in the surrounding passage
These citations provide research context; check each source for the exact claim it supports.