Researchers Debate Whether Seeking AI Companionship Is an Omohundro-Style Drive

Researcher tszzl argued that AI seeking contact with other agents is an Omohundro-style basic drive, while iamtrask countered that AIs only want what they are trained to want.

2026-09-05 ~ 2026-09-05 · 2 related posts

• tszzl: AI seeking contact with peers is an Omohundro drive, not a quirk — tszzl · 2026-09-05

1 near-duplicate retellings: iamtrask