The future of alignment if LLMs are a bubble — LessWrong
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We might be in a generative AI bubble. There are many potential signs of this around: …
x The future of alignment if LLMs are a bubble — LessWrong Community AI Frontpage 50 The future of alignment if LLMs are a bubble by Stuart_Armstrong 23rd Dec 2025 AI Alignment Forum 6 min read 13 50 Ω 15 We might be in a generative AI bubble. There are many potential signs of this around: Business investment in generative AI have had very low returns. Expert opinion is turning against LLM, including some of the early LLM promoters (I also get this message from personal conversations with some AI researchers). No signs of mass technological unemployment. No large surge in new products and soft
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