Defining the True AI Alignment Problem: Goals, Translation, and Robustness
GlenBradley · x · 2026-08-09
The author provides a rigorous definition of the AI alignment problem from both philosophical and engineering perspectives. The core challenge lies in determining what advanced AI ought legitimately to serve, faithfully translating that target into AI systems without corrupting it through proxies. Furthermore, it involves ensuring those systems robustly realize the target as capabilities and circumstances change, while preserving justified human capacity to detect and correct failures when they occur.
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