Differential acceleration of alignment-relevant capabilities is a bad bet — LessWrong

There is an idea floating around in the rough shape of "we need to accelerate capabilities that are differentially useful for safety research so AIs…

x Differential acceleration of alignment-relevant capabilities is a bad bet — LessWrong AI Frontpage 63 Differential acceleration of alignment-relevant capabilities is a bad bet by Zephaniah Roe 21st Jul 2026 10 min read 0 63 There is an idea floating around in the rough shape of "we need to accelerate capabilities that are differentially useful for safety research so AIs can help us make the future go better." The capabilities targeted are typically things bottlenecking alignment research, such as philosophical or conceptual reasoning. I feel nervous about this for two reasons. The first is t

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