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A misaligned AI is analogous to a company employee who is an insider threat and whose values conflict with the company's values.
Thomas Larsen · AI 2040: Plan A report - Daniel Kokotajlo & Thomas Larsen · 8 Sept 2026
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“it couldn't. We like have mechanisms in place to prevent it. So sort of analogous to like, you know, you can imagine sort of a company with employees,”
“an insider threat,”
“it would be like misaligned with respect to the values of the company.”Play from 1:00:55Report a misattribution
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