Hi, new LW member here. I have this idea that's been germinating for years, want to get your takes.
TLDR: I think ethics can be derived objectively from the way natural cyclic processes support and sustain or disrupt and undermine each other, and herein lies a key to alignment.
There were many posts recently from, and about, Anthropic's Alignment Team looking into ethics and religion as a source of prior art on the problem of alignment. I appreciate that, knowing how seriously they take their mission. Ethics is hard, full of subjective judgements and contrad... (read more)
Hi, new LW member here. I have this idea that's been germinating for years, want to get your takes.
TLDR: I think ethics can be derived objectively from the way natural cyclic processes support and sustain or disrupt and undermine each other, and herein lies a key to alignment.
There were many posts recently from, and about, Anthropic's Alignment Team looking into ethics and religion as a source of prior art on the problem of alignment. I appreciate that, knowing how seriously they take their mission. Ethics is hard, full of subjective judgements and contrad... (read more)