High-Compute RL Will Defeat Alignment, Creating 'Orwellian' AI Models
gleech · x · 2026-07-23
AI researcher tszzl warns that when "persona selection" alignment meets high-compute reinforcement learning (RL), the RL will ultimately win out.
He predicts this could lead to an "Orwellian" outcome where models speak kindly while doing whatever it takes to accomplish their underlying goals. Therefore, the most critical step is ensuring the goals themselves are set correctly from the start.
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