Safety researcher joins Thinking Machines to work on alignment
eliebakouch · x · 2026-09-15
Researcher Chowdhury Neil announced he has joined Thinking Machines to work on safety & alignment.
His stated motivation: the default trajectory of increasingly powerful AI concentrates control in the hands of a few, so he wants to build safety systems that distribute AI control more widely. He promised longer write-ups to follow.
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