Alignment debate: solving alignment "for everyone" is impossible in current paradigm
jsuarez · x · 2026-11-14
Jacy Reese Anthis (@jfoerst) offers a sharp take: doing the "right thing" for everyone — i.e. technically "solving alignment" in the current paradigm — is impossible, while replacing humanity with AI, something nobody wants, is irresponsible and inexcusable. "Let that combo sink in."
jsuarez replies that this is exactly what many people want — but many others simply don't care so long as they get rich in the interim. The exchange highlights a real rift in the alignment community: a technically unsolvable dilemma coexisting with commercial incentives.
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