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AI Safety & AlignmentAlignment ForumPublished: Aug 5, 2026, 10:00 JST

ARC executive director refocuses on mechanistic alignment research

ARC executive director refocuses on mechanistic alignment research

A researcher has returned to the Alignment Research Center (ARC) as executive director with a six-month focus on building techniques to find mechanistic explanations for neural network behavior and using those explanations to detect and address misalignment. Jacob Hilton remains as VP of research, and the organization plans rapid growth over the coming months.

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