A rethink of alignment: maybe the real problem is user alignment
ctjlewis · x · 2026-07-22
A repost arguing that the real issue may be user alignment, not model alignment: if the model is perfectly aligned, what people are worried about is whether users are using it in the right way.
- The thread reframes the alignment debate away from the model itself.
- It suggests the failure mode may come from human misuse or mismatched intent.
- This is a viewpoint post, not a product or research update.
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