Agency in Artificial Intelligence Systems
arXiv Preprint Archive February 9, 2025 Parashar Das preprint
There is a general concern that present developments in artificial intelligence (AI) research will lead to sentient AI systems, and these may pose an existential threat to humanity. But why cannot sentient AI systems benefit humanity instead? This paper endeavours to put this question in a tractable manner. I ask whether a putative AI system will develop an altruistic or a malicious disposition...