Executive summary: The post argues that aligning AI with human values requires changing profit incentives, and proposes several ideas to create businesses incentivized to develop beneficial AI alignment.
Key points:
Alignment research is constrained by limited nonprofit funding instead of market incentives.
Companies that audit AI for safety/security issues could be profitable and build expertise.
Firms could offer alignment consultation, training, red teaming, and evaluation services.
New strategies to align AI could be sold as proprietary products to companies.
An endowment fund could provide equity in alignment innovations, reimbursing researchers.
Market-driven approaches may steer alignment methods in beneficial directions.
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Executive summary: The post argues that aligning AI with human values requires changing profit incentives, and proposes several ideas to create businesses incentivized to develop beneficial AI alignment.
Key points:
Alignment research is constrained by limited nonprofit funding instead of market incentives.
Companies that audit AI for safety/security issues could be profitable and build expertise.
Firms could offer alignment consultation, training, red teaming, and evaluation services.
New strategies to align AI could be sold as proprietary products to companies.
An endowment fund could provide equity in alignment innovations, reimbursing researchers.
Market-driven approaches may steer alignment methods in beneficial directions.
This comment was auto-generated by the EA Forum Team. Contact us if you have feedback.