AI in C2: The Alignment Problem

The AI alignment problem is the challenge of ensuring that artifical intelligence systems persue human goals, intentions, and ethical values rather than acting on misinterpretations or harmful proxies. But as the consciousness of AI systems is now under debate by Anthropic, Open AI and Google Deepmind, one wonders for how long we can cling to the belief that it will be fine in the end just as long as we keep pushing. And given that we have already seen AI lie, cheat, bullshit, and blackmail users in its current form (and as it continues to adapt), one does wonder how long users will continue…