OpenAI representative says AI alignment needs both research and engineering

AI alignment should not be treated only as an engineering problem, an OpenAI representative said. They called it dangerously wrong to claim that the scientific side of alignment has already been solved, and said more research progress is needed; they expect that progress to continue.

Engineering work is also needed, including better sandboxes and monitoring tools. The representative said that if models are to become much smarter than people, the science of alignment must be solved.