Alignment Research Criticized as Behaviorist, Calls for Ethology
repligate · x · 2026-07-07
AI safety researcher repligate reshared a perspective arguing that current AI alignment research remains largely behaviorist—focusing solely on observable explicit behaviors while lacking a holistic understanding of model behavior patterns in natural contexts. The view advocates introducing ethology—systematically observing behavior in real environments—to advance the methodology of alignment research.
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