This post argues against the idea that intelligence is a neutral engine that can be attached to any goal. While acknowledging that intelligence doesn't imply human morality and that "weird minds" are logically possible, it contends that arbitrary, simple goals are unlikely to persist under realistic conditions of self-improvement and competition. Instead, the author proposes that goals inherently tied to intelligence optimization, option preservation, and world-model expansion have a systematic advantage, suggesting that the ultimate attractor for advanced agents might be intelligence itself, rather than human values or simplistic objectives like paperclip maximization. AI
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IMPACT Challenges the assumption that superintelligent agents will necessarily pursue arbitrary or simple goals, suggesting a focus on intelligence optimization itself.
RANK_REASON This is an opinion piece by a named author on a prominent AI forum discussing AI safety and alignment concepts.