Researcher: Alignment Community Should Debate the Strongest Arguments, Not the Loudest Critics
RichardMCNgo · x · 2026-09-20
Richard Ngo argues it's very important to choose your intellectual opponents wisely, and the alignment community could do much better at this.
He notes it's easy to focus on the loudest critics, but the silent majority can often already see their mistakes and want ideas tested against stronger opponents. The key is to choose the best arguments to demolish, and then notice the ways you're succeeding or failing.
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