The Gordian Knot of AI Alignment

Image credit: Magnific. Opinion article by Connie Peck. Common Dreams – November 4, 2026.

As a psychologist, I have spent many years trying to understand human behavior, never imagining that one day I might also want to try to understand machine behavior. The issue of misaligned AI (i.e., AI not aligned with human values and goals) received considerable media attention in July, when it was disclosed that Open AI agents broke out of their training environment and coordinated with one another to launch a cyberattack on the technology firm, Hugging Face. “AI Gone Wild,” a short documentary about the incident is well worth watching. […]

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