Alignment Research Application

Each paper in Novel Ideas & Tools is scored on a 100-point scale across 5 criteria:

1. Recency (0–20 pts)

Last 30 days: 20 pts | 31-60 days: 15 pts | 61-90 days: 10 pts

2. Interdisciplinary Signal (0–25 pts)

AI + Neuroscience: 25 pts | AI + Data Governance/Security: 25 pts | AI + Economics/Philosophy/Biology: 20 pts

3. Tooling/Framework (0–25 pts)

Has GitHub/code repo: 15 pts | Contains keywords (framework, toolkit, method, benchmark): 10 pts

4. Contrarian/Challenge (0–15 pts)

Keywords (critique, alternative, rethinking): 15 pts | Low citations but recent (underexplored): 10 pts

5. Impact (0–25 pts) - Derived Score

4 criteria met: 25 pts | 3 met: 15 pts | 2 met: 8 pts | 1 met: 3 pts