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Another profound challenge is information asymmetry and mistrust among AI agents and between AI and humans. The Byzantine Generals problem illustrates how systems operating with imperfect and incomplete data struggle to reach consensus or cooperate reliably. Even sharing source code or models doesn’t guarantee transparency, as models often behave as black boxes.
Facilitating trustworthy communication and interpretability—through mechanisms like cryptographic verification or mechanistic interpretability—becomes vital. Without it, systems may act on misunderstood or misleading information, further complicating alignment efforts.