Human societies thrive despite unaligned individuals — a fresh angle on AI alignment
ethanniser · x · 2026-09-12
The author poses an alignment analogy: human societies prosper despite a non-zero number of "unaligned" humans. His own answer: well-constructed processes and institutions — mechanisms that, he argues, can likewise be built for human/agent societies. A notable counterpoint to the idea that alignment requires every agent to be perfectly aligned.
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