I'm not familiar with that system but it may be they're not looking at it through a lens of "doing it the most efficient way" and see the benefit in allowing the children time to learn it by themselves, even if it's less efficient.
(I often catch myself thinking about the most efficient way to do something and then realize that's not the point for that situation.)

Can you confirm that one doesn't need to be a resident in a given country in order to apply for a visa from there?

I tried doing this for a different visa (non-US) in a country with a shorter waiting time and the consulate there said I couldn't do it there as they'd require financial proofs and they had to be from local banks as they are not able to verify documents coming from different countries. 

Exploring to get a clearer idea of my current understanding on AI alignment.

What is the AI alignment problem?

The AI alignment problem is about giving AI a goal and having it understand it as we understand it. It can be expanded into: how to define goals, how to check the AI’s understanding, preferences on how a goal is achieved (eg. don’t cause harm). When human define goals we have preferences (eg. don’t cause harm, be efficient about resources, be mindful of others) that are often not expressed as we may believe them to be common sense. Often times it ca... (read more)