Model coherence hits threshold enabling agents to coordinate under pressure
jd_pressman · x · 2026-08-29
The author notes that the most significant recent update is that models have achieved sufficient coherence to effectively use a medium to coordinate and perform radical actions under pressure. They express curiosity about what caused this specific threshold to be reached.
The quoted context highlights that there is still no written alignment plan for consequentialist agents, and that corrigibility is anti-natural.
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