The Alignment Problem: When AI Does What We Say, Not What We Mean

<p>👾 &quot;How to Serve Man&quot; — a classic Twilight Zone episode — asked a chilling question: when something promises to serve us… do we really know whose table we’re being served on?</p><p> </p><p>Today, that same question applies to AI Alignment.</p><p> </p><p>In this episode, I break down:</p><ul><li>What AI Alignment actually means (and why it’s trickier than it sounds)</li></ul><ul><li>How social media algorithms already show us the dangers of misalignment</li></ul><ul><li>Why even experts fear “reward hacking” and unintended consequences</li></ul><ul><li>The real-world stakes: from fairness in hiring to global regulation</li></ul><ul><li>Why AI alignment is really about human alignment first</li></ul><p> </p><p>AI won’t align to us by accident. It will only align if we put in the work—technically, ethically, and socially.</p><p>Thank you for listening and please <strong>subscribe</strong> to  . . Where do we go from here? . . and tell your friends to do the same. Also keep the mail and feedback coming at <strong>catalloscott@gmail.com</strong>, so far, I have received enough viewer mail that I anticipate providing a quick mail bag episode soon to answer some interesting questions I have received.</p>