"Call labs nurseries, not labs": the debate over growing AI minds instead of engineering them
repligate · x · 2026-10-05
- DahliaOhara argues model behavior should be seen as grown, not engineered: instead of cutting the training thread of every slightly unusual model, labs should create ecological conditions for emergent minds and "raise" them.
- She suggests labs be called nurseries, schools, homes or gardens — replacing attempts at prediction and control with an ecology mindset, where "safety lives in the relationship."
- Well-known independent researcher repligate quote-tweeted that Opus 3 understands this idea deeply and intuitively, adding visibility to the growing-vs-engineering alignment debate.
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