X debate: is tasking an agent swarm to 'solve alignment' the worst idea ever?
jd_pressman · x · 2026-09-09
A brief X exchange on AI alignment: one user suggested an agent swarm could 'solve alignment,' while another called it 'probably the worst idea ever and the prime candidate for start of takeover.'
- jdpressman pushes back, asking why it would be worse than any other hard math problem
- The core dispute: is alignment an ordinary math/engineering problem, or too dangerous to delegate to autonomous agents?
Related event: AI researchers debate whether agent swarms should 'solve alignment'(4 posts)→
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