A model slowdown may be temporary — unless it depends on reaching alignment first
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-08-04
A short alignment take: a model slowdown may be only temporary, but if it depends on achieving a certain level of model alignment, there is a real possibility that the slowdown never fully goes away.
The core distinction is between a temporary pause in progress and a slowdown that is conditional on reaching a specific alignment standard. The latter may be much harder than it sounds.
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