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Essay explores autonomy, freedom, and control in the age of AI

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This essay explores the concepts of autonomy, freedom, and control, drawing inspiration from Daniel Dennett's work. Freedom is defined as an agent's action space, which can be restricted or expanded by various choices. Control is the modulation of these freedoms to achieve a goal, requiring a model of the system being controlled. Autonomy, or self-control, is distinguished from heteronomy (remote-control), where an agent's decisions are shaped by external forces, even if they retain the freedom to act otherwise. AI

IMPACT Explores foundational concepts of AI control and autonomy, relevant for understanding future AI alignment challenges.

RANK_REASON The item is an essay discussing philosophical concepts related to AI safety and control, not a primary release or significant industry event.

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  1. LessWrong (AI tag) TIER_1 English(EN) · Samuel Ratnam ·

    Autonomy, Freedom and Control

    <p><span>In this essay, I lay out some preliminary pointers to concepts like autonomy, freedom and control, heavily inspired by Daniel Dennett’s </span><a href="https://www.amherstlecture.org/dennett2019/dennett2019_ALP.pdf"><i><span>Autonomy, Consciousness and Freedom</span></i>…

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