Hard Fork

The White House’s Secret A.I. Rules + The State of Model Alignment With METR’s Chris Painter + The Final Hot Mess Express

Hard Fork

Show Notes

A few details from the White House’s A.I. plan have leaked to the news media, but the administration has officially communicated almost nothing.

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