Redditor invokes Asimov to argue AI agency must come with non-negotiable values
Immediate-Court-4074 · reddit · 2026-10-05
A Redditor argues that giving AI agents agency without embedded values and ethics is a huge mistake, citing Sam Altman's recent remark that "the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology" even while alignment remains unsolved.
Drawing on Asimov's positronic brain concept from 80 years ago, the author published a paper proposing a pathway for safer AI with values at its core. It's an opinion piece in the alignment debate, not a technical contribution.
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