Peter Diamandis: Labs Should Call for 100x More Alignment Work, Not Slowing Down
PeterDiamandis · x · 2026-09-14
X Prize founder Peter Diamandis questions the direction of current AI safety discourse: amid calls to slow down AI, why aren't labs calling for a 10x or 100x increase in alignment effort instead? He argues alignment is the core issue—a fully aligned ASI uplifts everyone.
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