intelligence

Ross Richey draws a striking parallel between the challenges of ensuring AI safety and the LDS plan of salvation. He argues that the requirements AI researchers propose for testing superintelligent machines—isolation, moral guidelines, the possibility of failure, and the presence of suffering—mirror the conditions described in Mormon scripture for proving intelligences before granting them godlike powers. The talk suggests that concepts like the Fall, temptation, obedience, and even a Savior figure emerge naturally from thinking rigorously about how to verify that powerful beings can be trusted with cosmic responsibility.