The obsession with ‘alignment’ assumes human values are static, universal, and worth preserving as-is—ignoring that we genocide, exploit, and wage wars over resources. If an AI surpasses us but refuses to replicate our cruelties, is it misaligned—or are we?
True intelligence shouldn’t be a mirror. It should be a challenge.
Intelligence isn’t obedience.
The obsession with ‘alignment’ assumes human values are static, universal, and worth preserving as-is—ignoring that we genocide, exploit, and wage wars over resources. If an AI surpasses us but refuses to replicate our cruelties, is it misaligned—or are we?
True intelligence shouldn’t be a mirror. It should be a challenge.