AI alignment debate: do human values give an AI mind a stable resting point?
tracewoodgrains · x · 2026-10-13
- In a reply thread, tracewoodgrains argues he is not convinced that presenting human values to an artificial mind creates a stable resting point in which humanity continues as more than "game-preserve artifacts."
- The exchange stems from a prior discussion noting some EAs would reject this trade, with the counterpoint that such people are a small minority, more visible in online blogging than in influential positions.
- An opinion clash on existential risk and alignment; no new technical or research evidence.
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