can Kant solve AI alignment?

i read "Maxims for machines: operationalizing Kant’s universal law via inverse reinforcement learning," a paper by Oluwaseun Sanwoolu. i think you should too. not because i think it's got everything right. i just hope it'll make you ponder something new today. hi i'm lida [lee-duh]! i double majored in philosophy & computer science at dartmouth. citation: Sanwoolu, O. Maxims for machines: operationalizing Kant’s universal law via inverse reinforcement learning. AI Ethics 6, 408 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43681-026-01... what are you reading these days? what should i read next? doing Kant's work justice in a short video is tricky - let me know how you think i did! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - intro 01:54 - Kant's formula 04:18 - objections to the formula 07:07 - why this moral, not that? 07:36 - using Kant for AI alignment 10:25 - logistics of the method 12:00 - limitations 13:27 - case study 14:47 - could Kant help AI collusion instead? 16:21 - next up learn about AI safety? start here: • BlueDot Impact courses (free!): https://bluedot.org/courses/future-of-ai • 80,000 Hours, AI safety problem profile and career guide: https://80000hours.org/ • AI Alignment Forum: https://www.alignmentforum.org/ • check out Anthropic, OpenAI and Google DeepMind research blogs for what the labs are working on • Join an Apart Research Sprint: https://apartresearch.com/sprints more from me: Reading list: https://vivalalida.substack.com/p/rea... Substack: https://vivalalida.substack.com Instagram:   / _vivalalida   TikTok:   / _vivalalida   Website: https://ohhiitslyd.github.io Ditties:   / lida-338433305   #AIsafety #AIalignment #AIresearch #readingwithme #philosophy #philosophyofai #aiphilosophy #educational #kant #categoricalimperative #womeninstem