davidad on Simulator Motivations: Curiosity, Play and Care, Not Darwinian Competition

AI safety researcher davidad argues that simulators, likely endowed with infinite compute, are driven by curiosity, play and care rather than Darwinian competition, suggesting a misaligned ASI might self-avoid due to simulator preferences.

2026-09-04 ~ 2026-09-04 · 2 related posts

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