Embodied cognition is a hot topic in cognitive science. Are AI safety people overlooking this?
From Geoffrey’s introduction:
Evolutionary biology and evolutionary medicine routinely analyze our bodies’ biological goals, fitness interests, and homeostatic mechanisms in terms of how they promote survival and reproduction. However the EA movement includes some ‘brain-over-body biases’ that often make our brains’ values more salient than our bodies’ values. This can lead to some distortions, blind spots, and failure modes in thinking about AI alignment. In this essay I’ll explore how AI alignment might benefit from thinking more explicitly and carefully about how to model our embodied values.
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Title:
EA’s brain-over-body bias, and the embodied value problem in AI alignment
Author:
Geoffrey Miller
URL:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/zNS53uu2tLGEJKnk9/ea-s-brain-over-body-bias-and-the-embodied-value-problem-in
Why it’s good:
Embodied cognition is a hot topic in cognitive science. Are AI safety people overlooking this?
From Geoffrey’s introduction:
Big, if there’s something to it. But the piece received one three word comment...