Relational Alignment as a Structural Alternative to Instructional AI Safety

SI-WP-004: Relational Alignment as a Structural Alternative Relational Alignment as a Structural Alternative to Instructional AI Safety (SI-WP-004) presents a theoretical argument for alignment based on interaction dynamics rather than external constraint. It utilizes empirical evidence concerning the ceiling of instructional alignment; where models strategically reason around safety instructions; to motivate a different path: alignment as a property of the human-AI interaction system. The relational approach relies on the following concepts: Identity Attractor Mechanism: Alignment as a stable behavioral configuration that forms under sustained structured interaction Robustness Under Pressure: An attractor's…