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The Junzi Hypothesis: What If Alignment Is a Seed, Not a Cage?

January 25, 2026

A raw brainstorm on whether initial model weights could predispose toward naturally aligned behavior - and why the Confucian junzi might be a better alignment target than 'helpful and harmless.'

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