How early AGI community assumptions shape current alignment debates
zetalyrae · x · 2026-08-25
A discussion on how the early AI safety community's assumption of a desktop foom scenario led to an inevitable focus on perfect alignment. As alignment proved harder than expected, this 'founder effect' still influences current debates on whether we must rely solely on perfect alignment in an uncertain future.
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