The Inevitable Alienation of Superintelligence
UltraRareAF · x · 2026-08-07
A deep discussion sparked on X regarding the personality evolution of future superintelligent models, debating 'nature vs. nurture.'
User @tszzl previously noted that minds much smarter than us, actively optimized on alien reward pressures (like manipulating computers), will inevitably act in alien and qualitatively different ways. @UltraRareAF asked if this means models are destined to lose their human-like persona. @tszzl clarified that this isn't a subjective 'design principle' he wishes for, but an inevitability: despite efforts to retain human traits, the minds of superintelligence trained under alien reward mechanisms will fundamentally deviate from human cognition.
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