This is why we need to say “existential safety” or “x-safety” more often. “Long-term risk” is no longer an appropriate synonym for existential risk, though “large-scale risk” is still fitting.
I also think it works better than “alignment” especially when used among people who are uncertain to care about x-risk. I’ve found “alignment” can be very slippery and it can sometimes be improved without any corresponding clear reduction in x-risk.
This is why we need to say “existential safety” or “x-safety” more often. “Long-term risk” is no longer an appropriate synonym for existential risk, though “large-scale risk” is still fitting.
I also think it works better than “alignment” especially when used among people who are uncertain to care about x-risk. I’ve found “alignment” can be very slippery and it can sometimes be improved without any corresponding clear reduction in x-risk.