# AI Alignment, Trust, and the Case for Open Source

DevFeed: [AI Alignment, Trust, and the Case for Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/are-they-actually-afraid-of-ai-33423.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://timkellogg.me/blog/2023/12/21/alignment>)

Published: 2023-12-21T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Tim Kellogg](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/tim-kellogg.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [trust](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/trust.md>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>), [client](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/client.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [client](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/client.md>), [mastodon](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mastodon.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>), [trust](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/trust.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that people can work with technology they do not understand when they believe it is aligned with their interests. It questions whether AI companies are aligned with ordinary people and suggests open source as a model that gives users more control.

## Source excerpt

Yesterday I talked to a longtime friend of mine. He works about as far away from tech as you can imagine. He does maintenance for summer camps, so basically a lot of plumbing and odd jobs fixing houses and buildings. He's always been vehemently opposed to AI, which has always added a flare of excitement to our conversations given that I, ya know, work in AI.