Interview with Owain Evans explores emergent misalignment and LLM persona safety
sjgadler · x · 2026-08-22
This post highlights a podcast interview featuring Owain Evans, described by the poster as the second most important AI content of the year after a Black Hat talk. The discussion focuses on 'emergent misalignment' in AI. The poster notes that Evans manages to translate complex, intuition-based theories about LLM persona selection—referencing a Janus-like approach—into rigorous empirical science with significant implications for near-term AI safety.
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