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AI alignment remains difficult but technically solvable
AI alignment remains difficult but technically solvable
Ho describes alignment as an unsolved problem because model properties emerge unpredictably from broad training data, but says he is optimistic that technical work can produce models that reliably benefit humanity.
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- Eric Ho
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- 59:52
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