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The Long (Self-)Correction

Zac Boring July 24, 2026 1 min read
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I propose the Long Self-Correction[1] as an alternative name/idea/concept to AI Pause and Long Reflection.Problem with AI Pause: Pause until when, and for what purpose? Presumably to make AI (that we'll build later) safer, but the deeper problem is that humans aren't safe, and can't safely serve as builders, overseers, or alignment targets for powerful AIs.Problem with Long Reflection: It seems to imply that the main problem with humans is that we just haven't had enough time to think, that refl

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