Investor Stewart Alsop: the real alignment problem is smart people's collective delusions
StewartalsopIII · x · 2026-09-21
- Investor Stewart Alsop III argues neuroticism worsens with intelligence because intelligence generates more convincing delusions, invoking Papañca from the Pali canon.
- He frames AI labs as a mix of cult dynamics, high intelligence, and monetary incentives: smart groups without discernment create a flywheel, so people with insight often avoid joining — the group itself becomes a new delusion.
- His conclusion: "this is the real alignment issue, the LLMs are just a symptom of it."
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