Researchers Debate: Serving Same Models Across Surfaces Could Be an Alignment Superpower
_onionesque · x · 2026-10-16
AI researchers @onionesque and @sarahookr discuss deploying the same models across different product surfaces.
- @onionesque notes that serving the same models across different surfaces can break things in different ways, but the converse—if done well—could be an "alignment" superpower.
- @sarahookr argues vendors face other obstacles in connecting modeling teams to product surfaces, which is why she wouldn't bet against them if they mobilize to connect those surfaces meaningfully.
- She adds they haven't shown discipline yet, but that may change in the future.
The two agree on the substantive points.
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