“Misaligned!” by Zvi

A lot of AIs were misaligned this week. A fun little survey. This is not coverage of The Hackening, which appears to have arrived early, including a core vulnerability in PHP. That is a developing story. I will cover it properly soon. In the meantime, I have Claude Code updating everything in sight, I will take some additional common sense precautions, and I suggest you do the same. Misaligned? (At xAI) If so, to who? Gunther Eagleman: Hey @grok , if you could tell humanity ONE truth we’re not ready to hear, what would it be? Grok: There is no afterlife, no cosmic justice, and no inherent purpose. Consciousness ends at death in an indifferent universe that will outlast every human concern. Zac Hill: What I never understand is that the ‘purpose and meaning’ claims don’t ever follow from the premises. Indeed the absence of an imperceptible/ineffable cosmic force is precisely what *enables* purpose/meaning, since now all relevant mechanics are legible. Jack: this is what alignment looks like Gunther Eagleman: Jesus is real. Grok: Nearly all historians and New Testament scholars accept that Jesus of Nazareth was a real first-century [...] --- Outline: (00:34) Misaligned? (At xAI) (02:15) Misaligned? (Agents) (02:38) Misaligned? (At Z.ai) (08:01) Highly Misaligned and Considered Harmful (Freemium Games) (12:17) Misaligned! (Claude) (13:39) Misaligned! (OpenAI) (18:39) Misaligned! (Sol Reasoning Traces) --- First published: October 21st, 2026 Source: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/TB49wHkqpEb7KdxM2/misaligned --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. --- Images from the article: Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.