Rumor: major interpretability breakthrough so good 'even Eliezer must lower his p(doom)'
QuintinPope5 · x · 2026-10-16
- tszzl claims Nick's interpretability breakthroughs were undersold and "may be remembered as a major moment in scientific history" — good enough that even Eliezer Yudkowsky would have to lower his p(doom), letting alignment become 'normal science'.
- jdpressman retorts that Yudkowsky will never lower his p(doom) regardless of what happens.
- Details of the claimed breakthrough remain undisclosed; this is prominent alignment-circle discussion of the rumor.
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