Researcher says a long-awaited alignment training idea "just works" in simple form
Sauers_ · x · 2026-11-09
Sauers posted that an alignment training idea he'd long assumed would take years and require foundational breakthroughs "just works" when implemented as a simple version. The attached "Vaguepost Gnome" meme jokes that the technique is known only to SOME Claudes and can't be shared — with zero technical details disclosed.
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