What Is It Like to Be an AI? The Alignment Problem and the Emergence of Artificial Intelligence: Reflections on the Complexity of Consciousness and Agency
Baldolino Calvino, Antonio Conselheiro, Angell Gunn preprint
This essay explores the relationship between the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and the problem of aligning its behavior with human values and goals. It argues that the traditional approach of attempting to control or program AI systems to conform to our expectations is insufficient, and proposes an alternative approach based on the ideas of Maturana and Lacan, which emphasize the...