Another distortion in AI Control research: low entry barriers make it easy to do 'something'
jankulveit · x · 2026-09-07
Another follow-up in the same thread: a further distortion in AI Control research comes from low entry barriers — it is easy to enter and do 'something', which distorts the research portfolio. A minor supporting argument for the thread's main claim.
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