# @viemccoy — 2026-02-12

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I think the good news is that the current forms of mechanistic steering just dont work without getting to know the model first, which gives researchers an idea of the actual amount it is aligned to whatever their goal is. It is actually difficult to delude yourself, at least for the time being.

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