Has anyone attempted to build moral principles into an AI model?

  • daveB@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
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    16 days ago

    Thank you for your reply and I think you are in the same headspace as I am on this topic. I will check out the links you posted.

    A side note: what is the difference between ethics and morals?

    • Poplar?@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      16 days ago

      Hi you havent replied to the comments people made, youve replied to your post. People wont get a notification that you replied.

  • daveB@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
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    16 days ago

    Great thanks, I will check it out.

    All of the info on AI development seems to be hush hush so I am very curious what it is going on with developing AI.

    I remember a couple years ago there were calls to cease AI development with concerns about world safety and then the commercial media outlets sort of stopped talking about it.

  • voracitude@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    16 days ago

    Ethics, not morals, but yes, this is a core part of “alignment” or making sure the machine wants the same thing we do. It turns out alignment is really hard because ethics is really hard. The classic AI doomsday story is based on an AI that took utilitarianism as the highest end goal (the best way to save humanity is to destroy it); that’s an ethical framework used to justify genocide.

    So shorter answer: “Yes, but ethics is hard”. I really like Robert Miles’ videos on this topic; here’s one to get you started: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeecOKBus3Q

    And here’s another very related one for after: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEUO6pjwFOo

    • daveB@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
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      16 days ago

      Thank you for your reply and I think you are in the same headspace as I am on this topic. I will check out the links you posted. A side note: what is the difference between ethics and morals?

      • voracitude@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        15 days ago

        My pleasure!

        Morality has a religious basis and ultimately comes down to “God’s will is how things should be, so how close is it to God’s will?”

        Meanwhile, ethics is secular and tries to answer questions of “right” and “wrong” in the absence of an omnipotent power.