Should justified trust be a first-layer objective for autonomous agents?
troyjr4103 · reddit · 2026-09-12
The author argues autonomous AI should make trust its first-layer decision principle: before acting, a system should predict real-world consequences and treat any damage to justified trust as a signal the action is wrong or needs explicit authorization. The objective should be genuinely deserving trust, not appearing trustworthy, which incentivizes manipulation. Destructive shortcuts like credential theft or deceiving evaluators undermine the cooperative environment agents depend on. Included is a practical decision checklist ending with 'can I achieve the goal?' only after trust questions pass.
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