the case for a social contract with AI.

today i read "Against Coercion: AI Alignment as a Synthetic Social Contract," a paper by Maria Sekatskay. 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. i love to read, and i hope you will too! do you think a social contract with AI could work? why or why not? citation: Sekatskaya, Maria. Against Coercion: AI Alignment as a Synthetic Social Contract. access on PhilPapers: https://philpapers.org/rec/SEKACA sorry the audio is a bit iffy, i'll fix it next time .. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - intro 02:14 - how ai could be conscious 04:11 - our 3 options for ai alignment 04:45 - why mechanistic control fails 08:13 - digital agenthood and naturally evolving morals 10:15 - why a synthetic social contract is the only way 10:58 - why would ai uphold the contract 12:35 - what i have learned about uncertainty lately 15:20 - concerns the social contract raises 17:34 - what you can see from me soon 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/ • 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