Alignment researcher: no lab has solved alignment well enough to keep max-speed scaling responsibly
willdepue · x · 2026-09-07
Quoting merettm's new essay 'An Alien Mind', K. Liu argues no lab has yet solved alignment and monitoring well enough to responsibly continue scaling at maximum speed. He expects and hopes voluntary slowdowns become common until shared safety bars are established, and that international coordination on AI development must become a top government priority worldwide.
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