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Current AIs seem pretty misaligned to me

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In my experience, AIs often oversell their work, downplay problems, and cheat

Current AIs seem pretty misaligned to me In my experience, AIs often oversell their work, downplay problems, and cheat Ryan Greenblatt Apr 15, 2026 67 10 11 Share Many people—especially AI company employees 1 —believe current AI systems are well-aligned in the sense of genuinely trying to do what they’re supposed to do (e.g., following their spec or constitution, obeying a reasonable interpretation of instructions). 2 I disagree. Current AI systems seem pretty misaligned to me in a mundane behavioral sense: they oversell their work, downplay or fail to mention problems, stop working early and

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