The Alignment Problem Is an HR Problem - And We Should Treat It Like One

AI alignment is compared to HR departments, where the primary goal is detecting misalignment through infrastructure before damage occurs. While humans use performance reviews and behavioral flags, AI faces a detection gap. Similarly, agent trust is framed not as an inspection problem, but as an authority problem. Instead of attempting to certify an agent's intentions, the focus shifts to bounding what an agent can actually do if trust is misplaced, moving from inspection to limitation.