What do alignment researchers actually do all day? An X thread asks AI safety folks to explain
AaronBergman18 · x · 2026-09-11
A user asks in earnest: everyone says people should work on AI safety or alignment, but what does that actually look like day-to-day? She called on practitioners who self-describe as working on AI safety to reply. Followers note that existing "day in the life" videos almost never show the low-level substance of the work, just vibes and settings.
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