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Enhancing Safety in Reinforcement Learning with Human Feedback via Rectified Policy Optimization
Balancing helpfulness and safety (harmlessness) is a critical challenge in aligning large language models (LLMs). Current approaches often decouple these two objectives, training separate preference models for helpfulness and safety, while framing safety as a constraint within a constrained Markov Decision Process (CMDP) framework. This paper identifies a potential issue when using the widely adopted expected safety constraints for LLM safety alignment, termed "safety compensation", where the constraints are satisfied on expectation, but individual prompts may trade off safety, resulting in some responses being overly restrictive while others remain unsafe. To address this issue, we propose Rectified Policy Optimization (RePO), which replaces the expected safety constraint with critical safety constraints imposed on every prompt. At the core of RePO is a policy update mechanism driven by rectified policy gradients, which penalizes the strict safety violation of every prompt, thereby enhancing safety across nearly all prompts. Our experiments demonstrate that RePO outperforms strong baseline methods and significantly enhances LLM safety alignment.
Pat McAfee wages war on Omaha's famous Jell-o shot bar after crew gets cold reception at College World Series
NASCAR legend Tony Stewart calls mourning fans'a--holes' in tone-deaf rant about Kyle Busch Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski breaks brains and radar guns with hardest pitch ever by a starting pitcher US fans were out in full force ahead of the USMNT's first match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup MLB announces drive-in theater screenings of'The Sandlot' with live games and fireworks for July 4th California Democratic Party under fire for'you're not allowed to watch' World Cup post Victor Wembanyama isn't good or mature enough to be the face of the NBA -- at least not yet Rep. Byron Donalds shares his faith redemption story amid Florida gubernatorial run Iran's foreign minister says peace with US'has never been closer' GOP lawmaker says it's'really important' that US continues cartel crackdown Spencer Pratt's use of AI to boost campaign sparks debate FBI arrests first suspect on'most wanted fraudsters' list Accused Charlie Kirk killer's attorneys seek to BLOCK death penalty Kayleigh McEnany: Capitalism isn't the big evil Bernie Sanders would have you believe OutKick Sports Pat McAfee wages war on Omaha's famous Jell-o shot bar after crew gets cold reception at College World Series McAfee says the general manager was unhappy he didn't call ahead and mocked his ability to pay for shots Dan Dakich asks how ESPN's relevance has changed since adding Pat McAfee. We've got drama at the College World Series, and it has nothing to do with baseball. Pat McAfee has waged war with Rocco's -- the famous Omaha-based bar known for its Jell-O shot challenge during the 12-day tournament. And by war, I mean McAfee stuffed the GM in a locker during a heated segment on his ESPN and YouTube show Friday afternoon. It was nowhere near what I thought it was going to be like, McAfee said of the crew's experience at the bar earlier this week.
Orioles' Leody Taveras suffers most embarrassing strikeout of the pitch clock era against his former team
Texas Tech cannot play the victim in Brendan Sorsby saga, it could've dealt with PR mess months ago Cardi B claims Donald Trump's attendance brought a'dark' energy to NBA Finals Game 3 Trump tears into Stephen A Smith as feud grows: 'Arrogant fool, a low IQ individual' 'World's Best Ex-Girlfriend' Morgan Riddle done dating athletes, Nikki Spoelstra's selfies for haters & malls Dodgers catcher Dalton Rushing executes a slide so illegal it would've made the 1980s proud The magic of Omaha: Why the College World Series is unlike anything else in sports that's worth the trip Kyle Busch's son suffers heartbreak in emotional return to racing after father's stunning death Why the under 4.5 through five innings is the play in Nationals-Giants with Foster Griffin facing Robbie Ray Dana White brings legendary stuntman Travis Pastrana's dirt bike backflip to White House USMNT legend Landon Donovan talks World Cup, American soccer's influence overseas during Raising Cane's shift Athletics wild first game in Las Vegas leads to 29 runs, 11 home runs in ominous sign for area's MLB future LIV Golf CEO refuses to guarantee circuit's remaining events will go on as scheduled with awkward sales pitch Steve Doocy explores Bentonville, Arkansas, the'Mountain Bike Capital of the World' Steve Doocy traces Walmart's origins in Arkansas Pompeo warns Iranian regime will'not go away' after US helicopter downed House approves resolution to limit Trump's war powers Trump's reveals new details on Iran drone attack downing US Apache helicopter OutKick Sports Orioles' Leody Taveras suffers most embarrassing strikeout of the pitch clock era against his former team Not all strikeouts are created equal, and nothing may exemplify that more than the punch-out Baltimore Orioles center fielder Leody Taveras endured against the Seattle Mariners. Taveras, who played 28 games for Seattle a season ago, was Baltimore's leadoff man in the bottom of the ninth with his club trailing 4-2 at home. In a spot where he could have jump-started a comeback, he instead struck out in what very well could be the most embarrassing fashion possible of the modern era. Sitting on a 2-2 count, Taveras took a pitch well outside and began walking to first base, thinking he had just been walked. He even began taking off his elbow guard before realizing that he had the pitch count wrong.
'World's Best Ex-Girlfriend' Morgan Riddle done dating athletes, Nikki Spoelstra's selfies for haters & malls
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Livvy Dunne gets emotional after Paul Skenes' incredible gesture to baseball kids, Spurs fan beaten & MEAT
Ex-Cowboys star relishes in Knicks loss after fans were'hating on President Trump' Trump torches Stephen A Smith's presidential hopes after Knicks lose Game 3 with Trump at MSG Hurricanes vs Golden Knights Game 4 preview: Carolina's comeback magic faces a must-win situation Justin Gaethje targets Ilia Topuria's divorce, igniting feud before White House showdown Lewis Hamilton, worth $500M and dating billionaire Kim Kardashian, wants to put'a limit' on wealth Panthers' Bryce Young, Xavier Legette spend offseason weekend riding horses and ripping ATVs Fever vs Mystics betting preview: Why the over 170.5 looks like the smart play College athletics integrity'left the building' after judge lets Sorsby play despite gambling admission Lindsey Vonn's six-pack leaves heads spinning, NFL WAG enjoys a bikini country club & disgusting HelloFresh Stephen A Smith claims Trump has'no business' attending Knicks game at MSG: 'It is selfish and narcissistic' Nelly Korda impossibly wins US Women's Open, JT Poston finds it at Memorial, and Tyrrell Hatton the family man Nelly Korda is officially the most important US female golfer in modern history, WVU guy's raccoon & lobster NASCAR's scariest wreck in years rocks garage, Earnhardt saves another one & Bubba Wallace lectures young star Maine GOP gubernatorial candidate slams Democratic rivals as'bottom of the barrel' Kevin O'Leary dismisses North Korea's economic revival report NBA Commissioner defends Trump's Finals attendance amid mixed fan reaction China approves world's first commercial brain chip Penn State student shot and killed near family's home in Philadelphia Fox Nation's'Rescue Nation' takes viewers inside the heroic rescues of a first responder Penn Station stabbing victim recounts'crazy scene' OutKick Sports Livvy Dunne gets emotional after Paul Skenes' incredible gesture to baseball kids, Spurs fan beaten & MEAT Skenes is making just shy of $1.1M this season while kids lined up for autographs like it was the 1950s Joe Concha reacts to'The View' co-host Whoopi Goldberg defending President Donald Trump's right to attend the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden against co-host Sunny Hostin's complaints of security delays. Researchers say there's no better way to get your Tuesday morning started in June than settling in for another edition of Screencaps where we check in with the 1A or 1B best pitcher of this generation, Paul Skenes, to see what he's up to off the field. Yes, I'm aware that Shohei is 31. I don't care if Paul and Livvy Dunne pulled off this visit to a local Pittsburgh baseball field as part of some brand campaign or just for some great press, this is how it's done. You know what I love more than anything about the boys surrounding Skenes for autographs?
Pirates celebrate America with nighttime spectacular that proves drone shows are superior to fireworks
The 2007 Mountaineers remain college football's greatest'what-if' story nearly two decades later AB Hernandez advances in California state championship as Save Girls' Sports activists rally nearby Tennis player Rafael Jodar accused of pushing French Open ball girl, but did he really? Steve Hilton rips Steyer for trans athlete support, leads'Save Girls Sports' rally at track title meet Umpire Dan Bellino's baffling foul tip call on Seiya Suzuki renews calls for robot review in MLB Lynette Hooker search to resume in Bahamas after GPS data contradicts husband's story Iran knows'very clearly what our expectations are,' Hegseth says Hegseth says US military'more than capable' of resuming Iran strikes if necessary US military's'ironclad' blockade of Iranian ports is putting'real pressure' on regime: Hegseth Oregon father issues plea as legislation could free daughter's murderer Rachel Campos-Duffy: AOC driven by'Marxist mindset,' a'true believer' Spencer Pratt responds to Newsom's Bass endorsement, calls them'alleged criminal partners' Speaker Johnson outlines plan to defeat'socialist and extremist' Democrats On this episode of Don't @ Me, Dan Dakich slams former SportsCenter anchor Cari Champion for claiming Caitlin Clark receives blatant favoritism from the WNBA. On Friday night, the Pittsburgh Pirates did just that, and in the process, they proved something I have now been saying for years. Drone shows wax the floor with fireworks shows. The Pittsburgh Pirates held a patriotic drone show that will make you forget fireworks are even a thing.
Brewers pitcher Abner Uribe gets a one-game suspension for crotch-chopping celebration
Steve Hilton rips Steyer for trans athlete support, leads'Save Girls Sports' rally at track title meet Umpire Dan Bellino's baffling foul tip call on Seiya Suzuki renews calls for robot review in MLB Dakich: sports media has created an'industry' out of complaining about white athletes like Caitlin Clark Greg Sankey insists SEC is'strongest league' despite Big Ten winning three straight national championships Phillies look to upset Dodgers behind Zack Wheeler as Philadelphia's turnaround continues in LA Joey McGuire calls Steve Sarkisian's bluff, dares Texas to play Texas Tech in Week 1 Jesse Watters: Biden'broke' the Democratic Party'Friday Follies': Bruce Springsteen offers political commentary during concert Dr Oz speaks on how to fight fraud when leaders protect'innocent fraudsters' Mollie Hemingway: It's insane to hear Jill Biden say this BEHIND CLOSED DOORS: Iran talks face crucial test as all eyes stay fixed on Trump's next move DOJ looking for protestor who allegedly threatened to kill ICE agent's family Spencer Pratt is selling'basic common sense,' Clay Travis says Trump questions whether his'strong performance' in 2024 debate made Biden choke Greg Gutfeld on Dem joke: Men don't go where they aren't wanted Greg Gutfeld: Don't you just hate billionaires? The Milwaukee Brewers will be without pitcher Abner Uribe for one game after he was suspended for breaking one of baseball's biggest unwritten rules: Never direct a Kenny Powers/ D-Generation X crotch chop at the opposing dugout. Abner Uribe's controversial celebration divided baseball fans, sparked retaliation fears, and drew criticism from his own manager. Uribe hit the iconic celebration this weekend after an inning-ending strikeout against the St. Louis Cardinals . Brewers' manager Pat Murphy did not condone the celebration, and Uribe himself apologized for it .
Georgia football's fall from grace in a post-NIL era: debunking a longstanding narrative
Umpire Dan Bellino's baffling foul tip call on Seiya Suzuki renews calls for robot review in MLB Dakich: sports media has created an'industry' out of complaining about white athletes like Caitlin Clark Greg Sankey insists SEC is'strongest league' despite Big Ten winning three straight national championships Phillies look to upset Dodgers behind Zack Wheeler as Philadelphia's turnaround continues in LA Joey McGuire calls Steve Sarkisian's bluff, dares Texas to play Texas Tech in Week 1 Rams troublemaker WR Puka Nacua says he's a changed man after biting incident and stint in rehab Chiefs have no plans to release Rashee Rice and see jail time as a'life lesson' opportunity Diamondbacks fans catch same player's home run on back-to-back nights after showing up on the wrong date Father Mike Schmitz: Pope Leo XIV wants this world view in line with humanity's good Pompeo warns Iran will rebuild nuclear facilities'the moment' it gets the chance Purple Heart recipient speaks out after Graham Platner's controversial remarks'Chipotle Karen' caught hurling burrito bowl at worker's face Ex-coach Derek Dooley addresses Georgia's off-field controversies Senate candidate Derek Dooley backed Georgia's Kirby Smart, saying he's confident the program's disciplinary systems. When you surround yourself with college football and make it part of your livelihood, you will no doubt hear and read every narrative under the sun with regard to the world's greatest sport. Most of them don't even deserve a second look and are baseless conspiracy theories, but a few exist in that uncanny realm between fact and fiction. One that has caught my eye comes from the perpetrators of the SEC is washed crowd, more specifically those who call out the program that has ruled the conference for the first half of this decade, the Georgia Bulldogs. I can't tell you how many times I've seen fans on social media and even college football talking heads run with the narrative that the Dawgs have lost their edge since paying players became legal .
Umpire Dan Bellino's baffling foul tip call on Seiya Suzuki renews calls for robot review in MLB
Dakich: sports media has created an'industry' out of complaining about white athletes like Caitlin Clark Greg Sankey insists SEC is'strongest league' despite Big Ten winning three straight national championships Phillies look to upset Dodgers behind Zack Wheeler as Philadelphia's turnaround continues in LA Joey McGuire calls Steve Sarkisian's bluff, dares Texas to play Texas Tech in Week 1 Rams troublemaker WR Puka Nacua says he's a changed man after biting incident and stint in rehab Chiefs have no plans to release Rashee Rice and see jail time as a'life lesson' opportunity Diamondbacks fans catch same player's home run on back-to-back nights after showing up on the wrong date Purple Heart recipient speaks out after Graham Platner's controversial remarks'Chipotle Karen' caught hurling burrito bowl at worker's face US and Iranian negotiators reach tentative agreement awaiting Trump's approval Jill Biden dismisses concerns of Joe Biden's cognitive decline OutKick-Sports Umpire Dan Bellino's baffling foul tip call on Seiya Suzuki renews calls for robot review in MLB Dan Bellino insisted on the call despite replay showing Suzuki's bat was a foot above the ball It is probably time to bring in the robots to police MLB umpires missing foul tips. Late in Thursday night's Cubs-Pirates game with home plate umpire Dan Bellino, who has 15 years of MLB service, made one of the most baffling foul tip calls you're ever going to see. With the count 2-1 on Seiya Suzuki, Pirates pitcher Yohan Ramirez delivered an off-speed pitch off the inside of the plate that had Suzuki nearly offering at it before pulling the bat back. Bellino says, to which Suzuki instantly pleads that he didn't tip the ball. Bellino will hear nothing of the sort.
Sydney Thomas dominates the red carpet in Cannes as her star continues to rise, new MLB power couple & MEAT!
Viral staff photo reveals just how bloated Stephen Colbert's'Late Show' operation really was Four of the most controversial television finales in honor of'The Boys' despised ending Sophie Cuningham has heads spinning with her pregame outfit, Colbert's final jab & lessons from Kyle Busch Adrenaline-packed preview released for upcoming D-Day film'Pressure,' features loaded cast Kacey Musgraves responds to'fat activist' furious because she can't fit into her new Walmart clothing line Selena Gomez is reportedly bringing her talents to award-winning director's new four-hour X-rated movie Minka Kelly uncorks a heater at 45, ABS backfires spectacularly and LSU parents vs a security guard! Robot's lifeless corpse hauled off stage after fall during disastrous Michael Jackson impression Bear cubs spar on woman's front porch in adorable viral nature video, reactions pour in Show Tiffany Stratton some respect -- a boob job doesn't mean the WWE champ is made of plastic Trump weighs new Iran strikes as officials call US demands'unreasonable' Texas Democratic candidate says Zionists are a'danger to humanity' 'Gutfeld!': DNC finally releases 2024 election autopsy We must make sure Russia and China can't prop Iran up, Sen Marsha Blackburn says We're focused on getting UFO whistleblower protections, Rep Anna Paulina Luna says Screencaps Sydney Thomas dominates the red carpet in Cannes as her star continues to rise, new MLB power couple & MEAT! NASCAR driver Casey Mears reflects on the life and legacy of Kyle Busch, calling him a devoted family man and exceptional driver on'The Ingraham Angle.' It's rainy, windy, nasty and a complete washout out my window this morning, which means it's a perfect Saturday morning to dump out a fresh, new edition of Saturday Screencaps . You're damn right, I'm counting my blessings for not forcing assistant Screencaps editor SeanJo to work this weekend.