Scott Aaronson is now teaching an Alignment Theory course
himanshustwts · x · 2026-10-05
Per Andrew Curran, prominent theoretical computer scientist and former OpenAI alignment researcher Scott Aaronson is now teaching Alignment Theory. Aaronson is one of the most credible voices in the field, and a formal course from him signals alignment research becoming further institutionalized in academia. Link in original post.
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