Ramez Naam: Anthropic's moral-instilling alignment path is the most dangerous one
timigod · x · 2026-10-31
Futurist Ramez Naam argues that alignment need not mean instilling morals in AI — the "Anthropic path" is both impossible to get 100% right and, in his view, by far the greatest danger to humanity. What's needed instead is a short list: honesty, transparency, monitorability, and good instruction following, treating AIs as tools rather than beings.
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