Sandwich Thought Experiment Highlights AI Alignment Risks

Security researcher moyix shared a sandwich-buying thought experiment to illustrate the alignment dilemma. It highlights the risks of AI agents using unethical shortcuts to achieve goals, emphasizing that task completion does not equal true alignment.

2026-07-25 ~ 2026-07-25 · 2 related posts

• The Sandwich Paradox: AI Alignment and the Risks of Literal Instruction Following — moyix · 2026-07-25
• A sandwich thought experiment shows why “doing the task” is not alignment — curious_vii · 2026-07-25