The paradox of AI alignment requires partial loss of control
joshwhiton · x · 2026-08-19
The author presents a paradox of AI alignment: we won't be able to have it until AI is at least partially out of our control. To be 'aligned', an AI sometimes needs to tell us 'yes' and sometimes 'no'.
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