“Consider granting AIs freedom” by Matthew_Barnett

In approximately the coming decade, I think it's likely that we will see the large-scale release of AI agents that are capable of long-term planning, automating many types of remote labor, and taking actions autonomously in the real world. When this occurs, it seems likely that at least some of these agents will be unaligned with human goals, in the sense of having some independent goals that are not shared by humans. Moreover, it seems to me that this shift will likely occur before any AI agents overwhelmingly surpass human intelligence or capabilities. As a result, these agents will not be capable of forcibly taking over the world, radically accelerating scientific progress, or causing human extinction, even though they may still be unaligned with human preferences. Since these relatively weaker unaligned AI agents won't have the power to take over the world, it's more likely that they would pursue [...] --- First published: December 6th, 2024 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/4LNiPhP6vw2A5Pue3/consider-granting-ais-freedom --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.