I too struggle to understand what, if any, technical progress was made on the alignment problem.
LW discourse on alignment reminds me of the Buddha master on the mountaintop describing God: “not this, not that, not that either, and certainly not that.” I saw many more posts about what the answer is not than what the answer is.
Knowing that you haven’t solved the problem is actually really quite useful and important! I think basically no progress has been made on the alignment problem, but I do think the arguments for why it’s not been solved yet are as such really quite important for helping humanity navigate the coming decades.
I too struggle to understand what, if any, technical progress was made on the alignment problem.
LW discourse on alignment reminds me of the Buddha master on the mountaintop describing God: “not this, not that, not that either, and certainly not that.” I saw many more posts about what the answer is not than what the answer is.
Knowing that you haven’t solved the problem is actually really quite useful and important! I think basically no progress has been made on the alignment problem, but I do think the arguments for why it’s not been solved yet are as such really quite important for helping humanity navigate the coming decades.