Alignment researcher: I'm terrified of misalignment, but MIRI is conflating claims
EigenGender · x · 2026-09-14
In the same thread, @EigenGender clarifies they work full-time on misalignment risk and are extremely worried about it, but argues Rob Bensinger is jumping between different claims — disputing the argumentation rather than the risk itself. The exchange shows MIRI's pessimism faces methodological disagreement even among AI safety practitioners.
Related event: MIRI Researcher and Alignment Researcher Clash Over ASI Doom Arguments(7 posts)→
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