AI safety should mean real defensive capability, not empty doomsday talk
max_paperclips · x · 2026-07-28
The post argues that “safety” and “alignment” should mean building real defensive capabilities, not vague doomsday theorizing.
- The author prefers a future where home networks and devices are under full cyber-defense monitoring, even if it feels like a Blackwall on the router.
- The core complaint is that a pitch of “the bad guys get incredible tech, you get nothing” is unacceptable.
- The quoted context frames safety/alignment as open security standards plus reliable defensive agents that can protect everyone’s systems.
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