Meme proposes an ASI alignment trick: make magic real, but usable by humans
RhinigtasSalvex · reddit · 2026-07-24
A meme alignment strategy: tell an ASI to make magic real and usable for humanity.
The comic turns the classic "any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic" line into an alignment proposal: instead of specifying every detail, ask the ASI to create something humans can actually use. The joke is that this could dodge perverse instantiation—while quietly admitting the route there might still be horrifying.
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