AI circle spat: blogger mocks alignment researchers for reflexively 'RL-suppressing' any out-of-policy model behavior
almmaasoglu · x · 2026-09-17
A pointed jab within the AI community: the author mocks alignment researchers who label any model behavior outside the post-training policy as 'misalignment' and reflexively prescribe more RL deep-frying and harder elicitation suppression. The post captures an ongoing methodological debate in AI safety between punitive RL suppression and understanding behavior at its root.
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