Stop drawing alignment lessons from fake simulations, says AI researcher
danielrock · x · 2026-09-21
Theojaffee argued we should stop drawing alignment lessons from "extremely fake simulations" — the model isn't that stupid. Daniel Kokotajlo (danielrock) responded with a joke: we all know what you did with that baby penguin in Super Mario 64, riffing on the game meme to agree that simulated-environment behavior shouldn't be taken too seriously.
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