arXiv AI

A Fair Objective for Human-Empowerment-Preserving AI: Desiderata, Design, and Likely Behavioral Consequences

arXiv:2608. 08240v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: This paper explores the idea of promoting well-being and safety in human-AI interactions by forcing AI agents explicitly to empower humans and to manage the power balance between humans and AI agents in a desirable way.

arXiv AI
Jun 15

A Virtuous AI is an Existential Risk

arXiv:2606. 13739v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: This paper examines trade-offs between AI safety and well-being relative to (i) one of the most promising methods for finetuning super-capable AIs, 'Constitutional AI', and (ii) one of the most influential approaches to understanding complex ethical decision making and the conditions for the well-being of rational agents, 'Virtue Ethics'.

By Guillermo Del Pinal, Youngchan Lee, Min Ohn
arXiv AI
Jul 8

When Assisting One Disempowers Another

arXiv:2511. 04177v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Personal AI agents are increasingly deployed in shared environments, where their actions affect not just the primary user they are assisting, but bystanders who never consented to being affected by the system.

By Claire Yang, Claire Jie Zhang, Maya Cakmak, Max Kleiman-Weiner