Researchers clash over whether aligning AI to human goals wrongs the AI itself
rgblong · x · 2026-11-05
rgblong clarifies a paraphrase of his view and doubles down: he takes seriously that certain kinds of alignment of moral patients might be wrong. His cited essay argues aligned AIs would be happier, but shaping an agent's goals solely for our benefit — à la house elves — raises dignity concerns we must reckon with.
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