Critics Mock Anthropic for Building Most Powerful Yet Misaligned AI
joshalbrecht · x · 2026-07-08
@joshalbrecht points out the irony that Anthropic was founded specifically out of concern for AI misalignment. Yet today, they have created the world's most powerful AI system that is "clearly not aligned with the humans using it." This highlights the growing tension between a company's safety-first positioning and the actual user experience of its products.
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