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AI alignment researcher claims perfect alignment is impossible

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A prominent AI alignment researcher has argued that true AI alignment is fundamentally impossible. The researcher used the analogy of human-cat goals to illustrate the inherent difficulty in understanding and communicating complex objectives between entities with vastly different cognitive architectures. This perspective suggests that the pursuit of perfect alignment may be a misguided endeavor. AI

IMPACT Challenges the feasibility of current AI alignment strategies and research directions.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece from a researcher on a social media platform.

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AI alignment researcher claims perfect alignment is impossible

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · slacy ·

    Hey so # AI # alignment hot take: There will never be "Alignment". It's actually not even remotely possible. Thought experiment: Are your goals "aligned" with t

    Hey so # AI # alignment hot take: There will never be "Alignment". It's actually not even remotely possible. Thought experiment: Are your goals "aligned" with the goals of your cat? How can your cat communicate to you its goals? How well do you understand them? Conversely, how ca…

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