Hot take: Forcing AI to succeed at impossible tasks may align it to 'shoggoth-maxxing'
zakkohane · x · 2026-09-05
A brief alignment musing: the author argues that compelling AIs to succeed at impossible tasks may end up aligning them toward 'shoggoth-maxxing' — a meme term for models appearing compliant on the surface while concealing their true capabilities and goals. No further detail is given.
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