tszzl Backs External Alignment Labs: Lab Pressure Cookers Crowds Out Deep Thinking
tszzl · x · 2026-09-15
Extending his alignment optimism, tszzl says you don't need to work at a major lab, citing Richard Ngo's view that lab dynamics are a "pressure cooker" where speed dominates deep and creative thinking. He praises Goodfire, Redwood Research, and METR as doing valuable external alignment work.
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