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Joe Carlsmith
Writer, researcher, and philosopher working on Claude's constitution at Anthropic
Joe Carlsmith is a writer, researcher, and philosopher who works at Anthropic on the constitution for Claude.
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Jan 2026 — Apr 2026
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AI alignment researchers want to automate themselves
Transformer NewscautiousApr 2, 2026
“Argued that automating alignment research will be crucial to preventing smarter AI systems from causing harm; previously worked at Coefficient Giving on AI safety.”
Building AIs That Do Human-Like Philosophy
Joe CarlsmithopinionneutralJan 30, 2026
Building AI systems capable of human-like philosophy is critical for safe out-of-distribution generalization, requiring both capability in philosophical reasoning and disposition to engage in that reasoning when needed.
“Wrote an essay series on solving the AI alignment problem, discussing the importance of building AIs that do human-like philosophy.”
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