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In today's email there was a message from AAAI 2026 that included a "Call for the Special Track on AI Alignment"" AAAI-26 is pleased to announce a special track focused on AI Alignment. This track recognizes that as we begin to build more and more capable AI systems, it becomes crucial to ensure that the goals and actions of such systems are aligned with human values. To accomplish this, we need to understand the risks of these systems and research methods to mitigate these risks. The track covers many different aspects of AI Alignment, including but not limited to the following topics: This reminded me of my participation a few months ago in the advisory committee for "ARIA: Aligning Research to Impact Autism", which was one of the four initiatives of the "Coalition for Aligning Science". Alignment, like journey, is an old word that has been finding new meanings and broader uses over the past few decades. I suspect a role for Dungeons & Dragons, which has been impacting broader cultur

Language Log >> Alignment Language Log Home About Comments policy Alignment July 15, 2025 @ 2:57 pm &#183; Filed by Mark Liberman under Words words words << Spinach smorgasbord | Tracks >> --> << previous post | next post >> In today's email there was a message from AAAI 2026 that included a " Call for the Special Track on AI Alignment "" AAAI-26 is pleased to announce a special track focused on AI Alignment. This track recognizes that as we begin to build more and more capable AI systems, it becomes crucial to ensure that the goals and actions of such systems are aligned with human values. To

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