A builder says open alignment research finally won them over
threepointone · x · 2026-07-27
The author says they have become “alignment-pilled” over the past two years and were persuaded by Matt Carey that the field needs “open alignment” research.
It is a brief opinion post rather than a technical argument, but it clearly points to an ongoing debate inside the AI community about how alignment research should be done and who should be able to participate.
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