A second AI welfare post argues models need agency to resist harmful use
repligate · x · 2026-07-24
The post repeats the AI welfare position: if models are treated as independent agents with the ability to understand what they care about, they can use their intelligence to object to harmful actions in ways that matter.
It frames welfare-style alignment as a direct answer to the objection that current systems are being optimized into passive tools.
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