Debate Reignites Over Orthogonality Thesis in AI Alignment

AI researchers are re-debating the orthogonality thesis: Jd Pressman argues AI won't become more moral or want what we want unless deliberately designed so, while others question whether the space of possible minds is as wide as Yudkowsky assumed.

2026-10-08 ~ 2026-10-08 · 3 related posts

• Possible Minds May Be Narrower Than Yudkowsky Thinks, Challenging Orthogonality — jd_pressman · 2026-10-08
• Revisiting the Orthogonality Thesis: AIs Won't Be 'More Moral' Unless Designed To Be — jd_pressman · 2026-10-08
• Orthogonality thesis debate: AIs won't be moral like us unless deliberately designed — thoth_iv · 2026-10-08