Antony Henao comments on AI Moral Alignment: The Most Important Goal of Our Generation

[Antony Henao]

I like the idea of more compassionate models. Thanks for sharing, Ronen.

I noticed you are a Vippasana practitioner. Have you read the Diamond Sutra?

For instance, in the Diamond Sutra, practitioners are invited to let go of:

• The notion of “self”

• The notion of “human being”

• The notion of “living beings”

• The notion of “life span”

Practicing the insights of this sutra has led me to develop a more compassionate and less anthropocentric view of the world.

I would like to know your take on how Buddhist ethics can help propel the field of moral alignment forward.

Here are some books that might be of interest to you if you are curious about the Diamond sutra and Buddhist universal ethics:

• Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet by Thich Nhat Hanh

• Good Citizens: Creating Enlightened Society by Thich Nhat Hanh

Thanks for sharing.

[Ronen Bar]

Thanks Anthony! Very interesting stuff. I wrote some thought on the intersection of Buddhism and EA here Effective Self-Help—A guide to improving your subjective wellbeing but your referring to some other questions. I dont think I am deep enought in self observation to understand and have an insight on no-self or no-being, but I think the Buddhist teaching can bring people to a more sentient centric, experience centric vision and deep understanding. it is also pushing me in that direction

I read part of the zen and the art of saving the planet but not the others you mentioned

Did you hear about this?

https://​​www.monasticacademy.org/​​ai-fellowship

And this

https://​​buddhismforai.sutra.co/​​space/​​cbodvy/​​register