Former Windows President Steven Sinofsky breaks down why treating AI failures as "alignment issues" rather than software bugs is damaging the industry. Drawing from decades of software history—from early computer virus panic to Excel bugs—he argues AI labs need standard operational logging and telemetry rather than legislative mandates. Check out our sponsor Lovable: https://lovable.dev. Turn ideas into software people love.

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Introduction

(01:21) Historical Context of Tech Regulation

(04:32) Reframe AI Alignment as Software Bugs

(09:14) The Need for Engineering Rigor and Telemetry

(18:57) Comparing AI Alignment to Y2K

(22:26) Harmful Anthropomorphic Language in AI

(26:42) The Evolution of Software Bug Tracking

(28:57) Operational Security vs Consciousness

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