ClaimsEliezer Yudkowsky

“What I'm questioning is whether persona selection lets you solve alignment problems by picking an aspect of humanity you like, and durably conjuring it into an obedient assistant with a bit of finetune.”

Eliezer Yudkowsky 20 April 2026 Post by @ESYudkowsky on X, 2026-04-20 (X)

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What I'm questioning is whether persona selection lets you solve alignment problems by picking an aspect of humanity you like, and durably…

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Eliezer Yudkowsky, “What I'm questioning is whether persona selection lets you solve alignment problems by picking an aspect of humanity you like, and durably…” (said 20 April 2026). Verdict: not checkable. Reliability API, claim c_a3402fe4591d, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_a3402fe4591d

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