AI models have become more ambitious, and that may raise alignment risk
deanwball · x · 2026-07-22
The author argues that today’s models are noticeably more ambitious than models from six months ago.
Where earlier agents would hedge and turn everything into a pilot, newer models are more eager to simply do the task. The post links that shift to the alignment issues OpenAI has documented this week.
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