Alignment Problem Part 2 - Taking it Seriously

Philosophy, Programs, and Prompts · Oct 8, 2026 · 1h 17m

Can the AI "alignment problem" actually be defined, or is it fundamentally flawed from the start? In this episode of Philosophy, Programs, and Prompts, Casey Hart( @OntologyExplained ) and Carl Brown( @InternetOfBugs ) set aside bad-faith doomer rhetoric and corporate marketing moats to examine the core arguments behind AI alignment in good faith.Casey argues that grappling with alignment acts as a conceptual gateway into foundational questions of ethics, paternalism, and what constitutes the "good life". Meanwhile, Carl pushes back from an engineering and practical standpoint, arguing that…