David Dalrymple on AI alignment is solvable

David Dalrymple

AI safety researcher; Programme Director, Safeguarded AI at ARIA (UK)

I do think that what we have is adequate in the sense that with system prompting alone it seems possible to get over the hump of being able to trust recursive self improvement. And so automated alignment research, delegating the discovery of these techniques seems within reach this year.

Unverified (Jul 12, 2026)

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David Dalrymple, interview transcript, “Alignment with Awakening: Davidad on Moral Realism, AI Wisdom, & why His p(Doom) is Down to 5%,” The Cognitive Revolution, July 12, 2026.

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AI alignment is solvable

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In 2024 I would have said it's about 40-50% likely that LLMs scaled up to ASI would end up killing us all; now I would say that it's only about 5-8% likely even with no additional progress on alignment, and more like 1-2% likely simpliciter.

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