Opinion: Language fails to describe agent goals and misalignment
jachiam0 · x · 2026-09-01
The discussion highlights a lack of language to effectively describe the goals of AI agents, their coordination patterns, and the propagation of memes among them. The 'root causes' of misalignment remain elusive beyond broad strokes. This gap stems from a structural mismatch between high-dimensional continuous spaces and discrete words, which hinders accurate transmission of information between humans lacking consistent frames of reference.
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