Every bit of alignment progress narrows the search space, argues AI safety researcher
jd_pressman · x · 2026-09-05
jdpressman argues that alignment work needs no hypothetical justification: every bit of correct alignment solution found today narrows the search space for the rest, directly increasing overall success odds. He then poses a pointed question to researchers: if you don't actually believe your work reveals bits that bring a working solution closer to being in-distribution, why are you doing it at all?
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