Aligning AI is 'rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic' if AGI is 2-3 years away
docmilanfar · x · 2026-08-23
Author critiques the focus on AI alignment, arguing that if AI is set to take over all cognitive work in just 2-3 years, spending that remaining time stressing over alignment is futile—likened to rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.
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