Reddit thread: Why purely text-based AI can never align with us
EfficiencyArtistic · reddit · 2026-10-16
A Reddit post argues that AI trained purely on text can never truly align with human values, and that embodied world models may be the path that resolves AI doomerism. The argument is presented in an attached image (not visible here; summary based on the title text).
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