Alignment can't be "solved" — weak security controls must be fixed first
AlexTensor · x · 2026-10-14
ZackKorman argues alignment is an ongoing effort, never something to declare victory over: if our security controls are too weak to handle a misaligned AI, we need to fix that. The quoted screenshot adds roon's take: lab researchers admit alignment isn't solved, so racing into recursive self-improvement would be unprecedented folly and frontier research must slow significantly.
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