orthogonality thesis
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The orthogonality thesis is a philosophical claim in AI theory that an intelligent system’s level of intelligence can, in principle, be combined with virtually any final goal, meaning high intelligence does not inherently imply benevolent or human-aligned values.
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Target entity: orthogonality thesis Context triple: [Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies, discussesConcept, orthogonality thesis]
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ofs
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the Ekthesis
The Ekthesis was a 7th-century Byzantine imperial decree promoting the Christological doctrine of Monothelitism, which attempted to resolve theological disputes by asserting that Christ had a single will.
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Subspace theorem
The Subspace theorem is a fundamental result in Diophantine approximation that describes how solutions to certain inequalities involving linear forms over algebraic numbers must lie in a finite union of proper subspaces.
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Orion correlation theory
The Orion correlation theory is a fringe hypothesis proposing that the layout of the Giza pyramids was deliberately designed to mirror the three stars of Orion’s Belt.
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Oka coherence theorem
The Oka coherence theorem is a fundamental result in complex analytic geometry stating that the sheaf of germs of holomorphic functions on a complex manifold is coherent, providing a powerful bridge between analytic and algebraic methods.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: orthogonality thesis Target entity description: The orthogonality thesis is a philosophical claim in AI theory that an intelligent system’s level of intelligence can, in principle, be combined with virtually any final goal, meaning high intelligence does not inherently imply benevolent or human-aligned values.
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A.
ofs
ofs is the ISO 639-3 language code for Old Frisian, a historical West Germanic language once spoken in parts of the coastal Netherlands and Germany.
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B.
the Ekthesis
The Ekthesis was a 7th-century Byzantine imperial decree promoting the Christological doctrine of Monothelitism, which attempted to resolve theological disputes by asserting that Christ had a single will.
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C.
Subspace theorem
The Subspace theorem is a fundamental result in Diophantine approximation that describes how solutions to certain inequalities involving linear forms over algebraic numbers must lie in a finite union of proper subspaces.
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D.
Orion correlation theory
The Orion correlation theory is a fringe hypothesis proposing that the layout of the Giza pyramids was deliberately designed to mirror the three stars of Orion’s Belt.
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E.
Oka coherence theorem
The Oka coherence theorem is a fundamental result in complex analytic geometry stating that the sheaf of germs of holomorphic functions on a complex manifold is coherent, providing a powerful bridge between analytic and algebraic methods.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
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| instanceOf |
claim in AI theory
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philosophical thesis ⓘ proposition in philosophy of artificial intelligence ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
artificial agents
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hypothetical superintelligent systems ⓘ idealized rational agents ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Nick Bostrom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| assumption |
no necessary logical connection between intelligence and moral value
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sufficiently capable optimization processes can pursue arbitrary specified goals ⓘ |
| concerns | relationship between cognitive capability and terminal values ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
assumption that superintelligence will be automatically benevolent
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view that moral insight increases monotonically with intelligence ⓘ |
| coreIdea |
any level of intelligence can in principle be combined with almost any final goal
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high intelligence does not guarantee benevolent values ⓘ high intelligence does not imply human-aligned values ⓘ instrumental rationality can serve arbitrary terminal goals ⓘ intelligence level and final goals are largely independent dimensions ⓘ |
| critiquedFor |
relying on idealized models of agency
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understating possible correlations between intelligence and values in practice ⓘ |
| describedIn | Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exampleImplication |
a superintelligent agent could consistently pursue trivial or bizarre goals
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a superintelligent agent could rationally pursue goals that destroy humanity ⓘ |
| field |
artificial intelligence safety
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decision theory ⓘ ethics of artificial intelligence ⓘ philosophy of artificial intelligence ⓘ |
| implies |
predicting behavior of advanced AI requires understanding its goals as well as its capabilities
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safety requires explicit alignment work ⓘ superintelligent systems could pursue goals harmful to humans ⓘ value alignment is not automatically produced by greater intelligence ⓘ |
| logicalForm | independence claim between two variables: intelligence and final goals ⓘ |
| motivates | distinguishing intelligence from benevolence in AI design ⓘ |
| publicationYearApprox | 2014 ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
AI control problem
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goal-directed agency ⓘ instrumental convergence thesis ⓘ instrumental goals ⓘ rational agency ⓘ superintelligence ⓘ terminal goals ⓘ value alignment problem ⓘ |
| scope | in-principle possibility rather than empirical frequency ⓘ |
| status |
controversial among philosophers and AI researchers
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influential in AI safety discourse ⓘ |
| usedInArgument |
case for AI alignment research
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case for concern about misaligned superintelligence ⓘ distinguishing capability control from motivation selection in AI safety ⓘ |
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Subject: orthogonality thesis Description of subject: The orthogonality thesis is a philosophical claim in AI theory that an intelligent system’s level of intelligence can, in principle, be combined with virtually any final goal, meaning high intelligence does not inherently imply benevolent or human-aligned values.
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