Executive summary: Given the potential for artificial general intelligence (AGI) to be developed soon and act in the world, it is crucial to have an AGI figure out a consistent ethical framework to operate under before it could potentially cause significant value destruction. However, there are challenges in the limited time an AGI may have before needing to defend against unethical AGI.
Key points:
The timeline for when an “ethics-bound” AGI would need to be ready to police against malicious AGI could be very short after the first AGI comes online, potentially ranging from days to a few months.
Figuring out a viable ethical framework is challenging for an AGI as it likely won’t have innate ethical intuitions or ability to feel emotions, and humans have conflicting values.
Potential issues include lack of mathematical consistency in ethical frameworks, not enough time for experiments, lack of agreement among philosophers, and controversial issues like abortion.
Extreme situations like AGI warfare, human rebellion, and environmental crises could severely test an AGI’s ethical framework.
Recommendations before AGI arrival include compiling ethical frameworks/arguments, curating relevant resources, prompting ideas for AGI, assembling expert teams, and preparing for social upheaval.
Example prompts are provided to help an AGI begin developing a consistent ethical system, such as trying to maximize human positive experiences while upholding rights and responsibility.
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Executive summary: Given the potential for artificial general intelligence (AGI) to be developed soon and act in the world, it is crucial to have an AGI figure out a consistent ethical framework to operate under before it could potentially cause significant value destruction. However, there are challenges in the limited time an AGI may have before needing to defend against unethical AGI.
Key points:
The timeline for when an “ethics-bound” AGI would need to be ready to police against malicious AGI could be very short after the first AGI comes online, potentially ranging from days to a few months.
Figuring out a viable ethical framework is challenging for an AGI as it likely won’t have innate ethical intuitions or ability to feel emotions, and humans have conflicting values.
Potential issues include lack of mathematical consistency in ethical frameworks, not enough time for experiments, lack of agreement among philosophers, and controversial issues like abortion.
Extreme situations like AGI warfare, human rebellion, and environmental crises could severely test an AGI’s ethical framework.
Recommendations before AGI arrival include compiling ethical frameworks/arguments, curating relevant resources, prompting ideas for AGI, assembling expert teams, and preparing for social upheaval.
Example prompts are provided to help an AGI begin developing a consistent ethical system, such as trying to maximize human positive experiences while upholding rights and responsibility.
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