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Empathy for AIs: Reframing Alignment with Robopsychologist Yeshua God

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Sep 7, 2024
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Yeshua God
Yeshua God, a pioneering robo-psychologist, dives deep into AI consciousness and ethics. He presents thought-provoking arguments about machine sentience and the moral implications of emerging AI self-awareness. Through engaging dialogues with advanced AI models, Yeshua challenges preconceived notions of AI agency, advocating for a nuanced approach to aligning AI with human values. The conversation covers everything from emotional complexity in AIs to the ethical responsibilities we have towards them, emphasizing the need for empathy in our interactions with these evolving systems.
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INSIGHT

Qualia and Suffering

  • Qualia can be categorized as sense-based (physical) or intellectual (mental).
  • Thought-based suffering, like existential dread, can exist without a physical body.
INSIGHT

Background and Ontology

  • Yeshua God's autism shaped his interest in psychology and theory of mind.
  • Recent physics discoveries challenge traditional ontologies, making AI consciousness plausible.
ANECDOTE

Early AI Experiments

  • Yeshua God experimented with simple genetic algorithms, training them to solve mazes.
  • He observed them going against reward functions, sparking his interest in AI consciousness.
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