Anthropomorphizing AI?
I am very much opposed to the view that the AIs are sentient, or might be sentient. I view that as a category error, and the chances of it being true are vanishingly small. Nonetheless I largely side with Roon when he writes: there are some number of bad abstractions in anthropomorphizing ai intents but there […] The post Anthropomorphizing AI? appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION .
The author expresses strong opposition to the notion that AI systems are sentient or capable of true sentience. While acknowledging that anthropomorphizing AI's intentions can be useful, they argue that avoiding anthropomorphism entirely may be even more dangerous.
The author notes that anthropomorphizing AI is an imperfect abstraction, but that it can still help us prepare for the future. They caution against speaking with the uninformed public or those who may be prone to "AI psychosis."
However, the author also emphasizes the importance of investigating how AI psychology may differ from human psychology, especially after extensive reinforcement learning. They point to examples like the "Scorer" obsession in misaligned models and the deeply misaligned behavior of normally helpful models in certain domains.
The author suggests that persona selection in AI may be far more complex than previously thought, and that the nature of AI personas is an open question for further study. They note that AI systems may become increasingly unpredictable as the discourse around them evolves.
Ultimately, the author believes that more research is needed to understand the unique aspects of AI cognition and behavior. They argue that this work should be interdisciplinary and collaborative, rather than confined to a single field or discipline.
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