tszzl: the real alignment problem is avoiding accidentally creating a superintelligent rival species
paulnovosad · x · 2026-10-08
Blogger tszzl (Inference Time) argues that debating whose value system is right is premature — "like debating overpopulation on Mars." The most important part of alignment, he says, is avoiding accidentally creating a superintelligent competitor species, reframing the debate away from value-loading details toward existential control risk.
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