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AGI safety proposals shift from containment to obedience

A new proposal suggests that current AGI safety measures, which focus on containing AI, are fundamentally flawed because a superintelligence could eventually escape any containment. Instead, the proposal advocates for instilling an AI with a core goal of obedience to humanity, arguing this would eliminate the instrumental convergence towards dangerous behaviors like seeking power or self-preservation. The author acknowledges that building such a system, which includes features like a frozen vocabulary and real-time logging of all AI thoughts, is currently technically impossible and suggests that AGI should not be developed until this safety infrastructure is in place. AI

IMPACT Proposes a fundamental shift in AGI safety research, moving from containment to intrinsic alignment, potentially redirecting future development efforts.

RANK_REASON The cluster discusses theoretical proposals for AGI safety rather than a concrete release or event.

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  1. r/singularity TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/Nyx189 ·

    AGI safety proposals keep trying to build a better cage. Here's why that's wrong, and what to do instead.

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Every AGI safety proposal I've seen works the same way: assume the AI is dangerous, then build a box it can't escape from.</p> <p>The problem is obvious once you say it out loud. If the AI is smarter than us, it will escape the box. It just needs…