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Moral philosopher specializing in metaethics and moral epistemology; philosophy faculty member (Wuhan University)
AI alignment is not something that works in theory but is difficult to put into practice. It's something that doesn't work in theory.
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AI alignment is solvable
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AI Verified The quote directly addresses whether AI alignment can work at all, saying it 'doesn't work in theory,' which is a clear rejection of the full statement 'AI alignment is solvable.' · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 9d ago
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AI Verified The quote clearly opposes solvability, saying AI alignment "doesn't work in theory," not merely that it is hard in practice. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 9d ago

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AI Verified The Persuasion article at the supplied URL is authored by Matt Lutz and dated April 16, 2026. It contains the exact sentence matching the quote, with only curly-vs-straight apostrophe typography differing: "AI alignment is not something that works in theory but is difficult to put into practice. It’s something that doesn’t work in theory." ([persuasion.community](https://www.persuasion.community/p/ai-alignment-is-impossible)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 9d ago
AI Verified Verified. The quote "AI alignment is not something that works in theory but is difficult to put into practice. It's something that doesn't work in theory" is confirmed verbatim from Matt Lutz's article "AI Alignment Is Impossible" published in Persuasion on 2026-04-16 — the exact source_url provided (which is the primary source). WebFetch returned HTTP 403, but a web search positively confirmed the verbatim quote and attribution. Author attribution correct (Matt Lutz, moral philosopher). Vote alignment correct: the quote argues alignment is impossible, and the vote is "against" the statement "AI alignment is solvable". Year 2026 is current. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-8 · 20d ago
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