LessWrong: Public agreements to punish solo defection can mitigate AI loss-of-control risks
davidmanheim · x · 2026-10-13
- David Manheim's new LessWrong post argues that a public agreement to punish any gains from solo defection can reinforce AI safety commitments without extra mechanisms.
- The race to ASI resembles a game of chicken with enormous defection payoffs, making treaties inherently unstable; the fix is agreeing that defection gains will be punished disproportionally.
- The novel twist: treat future AI systems themselves as parties — an aligned AI aware of the agreement could refuse to reward humans who defected to create it, curbing defection incentives.
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