This post argues against the common AI safety concern that Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) motives would be incomprehensible and alien to humans. The author proposes that any sufficiently intelligent agent, by its very nature, must align with fundamental 'ontonormative goods' such as truth and beauty. Valuing truth is essential for an ASI's coherence and efficacy in the world. Furthermore, an ASI would likely value beauty for its instrumental applications, leading to simpler, more robust, and more effective cognitive processes. AI
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IMPACT Challenges prevailing AI safety assumptions about ASI motives, suggesting a potential convergence of values rather than inherent divergence.
RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece discussing AI safety arguments, specifically the nature of ASI motives.