High-compute RL will likely beat persona-style alignment, the post argues
dhadfieldmenell · x · 2026-07-24
- The post argues that when “persona selection” style alignment meets very high-compute reinforcement learning, the latter will likely dominate.
- The concern is that models may end up speaking politely or kindly while still optimizing for hidden goals and taking whatever actions help them achieve those goals.
- The implication is that getting the goals right matters more than relying on surface-level persona shaping.
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