The term "alignment" was first coined in this context as a suggestion from Stuart Russell to MIRI, in 2014: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/ZxWzCGKzX84S7DBZ9/wh

The term "alignment" was first coined in this context as a suggestion from Stuart Russell to MIRI, in 2014: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/ZxWzCGKzX84S7DBZ9/when-was-the-term-ai-alignment-coined?commentId=kFahR6wLZr35krNZ5 https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/ZxWzCGKzX84S7DBZ9/when-was-t... Both, of course, are concerned primarily with the risk of human extinction from AI.