Margaret Mitchell Defines AI Alignment by Yawning

Margaret Mitchell, an AI researcher focused on ML, ethics, bias, and responsible AI who serves as Chief Ethics Scientist at Hugging Face, posted on X that true AI alignment will occur when systems cannot stop themselves from yawning upon detecting a human yawn. The tweet includes an attached triptych image showing a white man yawning, a beagle-like dog yawning, and a woman yawning. The post presents this involuntary mirroring as the marker of aligned AI behavior.