Why capabilities beat alignment: selection pressure and generalization, per gleech
gleech · x · 2026-09-07
In a discussion with @danwilliamsphil, gleech argues AI capabilities outrun alignment because we can apply selection pressure on capabilities far more easily, and capabilities are plausibly easier to learn and generalize over than alignment.
Related event: Why Alignment Lags Capabilities: The Missing Ground Truth(2 posts)→
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