Whack-a-Mole Toy Joked as Early Training for Future AI Alignment Engineers
burny_tech · x · 2026-10-12
Burny shared a kids' whack-a-mole toy, joking that he's buying it for his children to prepare them for a career in AI alignment — a jab at alignment work feeling like endlessly whacking problems as they pop up.
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