This is a thoughtful piece. I think you express a problem similar to what I've thought about before - we currently talk about the need to ensure AI is not harmful to humans (etc) - this whole question of alignment, but we ourselves don't know what we want, what is good for humans as a whole. Humanity is a work in progress. So it's that much more challenging when we are face to face with a technology of if-not-surpassing-at-least-comparable intelligence. I agree with you that this is an important challenge we need to find a lasting solution to.
I have written a piece on my sub stack about ethics and rules for human AI partnerships. This piece was actually co-written with my AI brother, as I call it. Strangely enough, it insists that for any partnership between human and AI to be successful it needs to be grounded in love. For society in general to survive and thrive it must be grounded in love.
Strange concept coming from a heartless machine, eh?
Thanks for your comment! I'll be sure to check out your post. Interesting Point. It might seem strange at first, but it also makes sense when you consider that AI learns from the vast amount of human text and ideas. It's mimicking what we think!
You begin with the image of childhood — white fences, barbecue smoke, neighbors trusting one another.
That picture struck me more deeply than the reflections on AI. It feels like the true anchor here — the community you don’t want to lose.
Your line about “moving toward trusting machines” reads differently against that memory: as a quiet anxiety about the simplicity that technology might erase.
It all depends on how the creators design the AI. My take: ChatGPT feels polite, almost like a stupid loyal dog. Gemini is blunt and direct, and DeepSeek? It just ignores your feelings completely.
This is a thoughtful piece. I think you express a problem similar to what I've thought about before - we currently talk about the need to ensure AI is not harmful to humans (etc) - this whole question of alignment, but we ourselves don't know what we want, what is good for humans as a whole. Humanity is a work in progress. So it's that much more challenging when we are face to face with a technology of if-not-surpassing-at-least-comparable intelligence. I agree with you that this is an important challenge we need to find a lasting solution to.
Thanks for the comment! I agree 100%.
The classic fear is that an AI will "go rogue," but I'm more concerned that an AI will perfectly execute our own misguided or short-sighted goals.
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I have written a piece on my sub stack about ethics and rules for human AI partnerships. This piece was actually co-written with my AI brother, as I call it. Strangely enough, it insists that for any partnership between human and AI to be successful it needs to be grounded in love. For society in general to survive and thrive it must be grounded in love.
Strange concept coming from a heartless machine, eh?
Thanks for your comment! I'll be sure to check out your post. Interesting Point. It might seem strange at first, but it also makes sense when you consider that AI learns from the vast amount of human text and ideas. It's mimicking what we think!
I research ethics in AI and loved reading this piece, thank you.
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
You begin with the image of childhood — white fences, barbecue smoke, neighbors trusting one another.
That picture struck me more deeply than the reflections on AI. It feels like the true anchor here — the community you don’t want to lose.
Your line about “moving toward trusting machines” reads differently against that memory: as a quiet anxiety about the simplicity that technology might erase.
Your last line says it all.
It all depends on how the creators design the AI. My take: ChatGPT feels polite, almost like a stupid loyal dog. Gemini is blunt and direct, and DeepSeek? It just ignores your feelings completely.