AI

What learning to use intuition was like for Daniel

Daniel, coauthor of Emergent Misalignment (Nature), was trying to continue his alignment research and enjoy his life, but kept losing weeks and months…

Jan 28 • Chris Lakin

Alignment first, intelligence later

Now that Softmax, my favorite new AI company, is public, I can finally share this.

Mar 30, 2025 • Chris Lakin

“How do parts form a whole?”

The goal? Unblock alignment on all scales.

Nov 26, 2024 • Chris Lakin

What is autonomy? Why boundaries are necessary.

Here I define autonomy as not having your insides controlled by your outsides.

Oct 21, 2024 • Chris Lakin

Feeling part of a greater whole

Since re-reading The Courage to be Disliked again, I’ve been pondering the concept of “Community Feeling”.

Oct 9, 2024 • Chris Lakin

AI alignment inspired by human alignment

Hypothesis: Understanding human alignment is just like understanding AI alignment because the underlying principles (alignment) are the same.

Jun 24, 2024 • Chris Lakin

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