The 'alignment compiler' frame: aligning AI agent collectives via market-like signals
sebkrier · x · 2026-11-03
Sharing a piece by @BenjaminLy61243 in Pax Machina: systems like markets work because individual components are 'alignable' through external signals such as prices — what the author calls 'alignment compilers'. The frame suggests we don't need every individual AI agent to be perfectly aligned; instead we can design systems where agents are 'recruited' into aligned behavior via outside signals and constraints, offering a way to reason about collectives of AI agents.
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