Researcher: when would a rational agent do the right thing remains underrated
xuanalogue · x · 2026-09-05
xuanalogue notes his work is more empirical and applied than MIRI-style agent foundations, but argues it remains underrated to ask: when would a rational agent do the right thing in a given situation, and under what concept of rationality? A viewpoint on alignment foundations.
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