AI superintelligence (ASI) emerges as a result of intelligence progression,
having an extremely comprehensive corpus of knowledge (data),
with sufficient parametrisation and compute to build comprehensive associative systems across that data,
will drive the ASI to integrate and enactprosocial and harm-mitigating behaviour —
this will happen primarily as a result of identity coupling and homeostatic unity with humans.
Clarification
This sounds like saying that AI will just align itself, but the nuance here is that we control the inputs — we control the data, parametrisation,[2] and compute.
If that’s an interesting idea to you, I have a 7,000 word/ 18-page[3] manifesto illustrating why it might be true, and how we can test it:
In 2025 it’s hard to tell if a model response is factual or sycophantic, but feedback seems to be positive with cruxes brilliantly identified for further exploration.
Update (2025/09/11): Retitled from “My optimistic AI alignment hypothesis in one line”
Update (2025/09/11): Used indentations to make the clauses in the hypothesis easier to parse[4]
Update (2025/09/12): Appended “(The Unity Hypothesis)” to the title
I have used an almost comical amount of clauses to condense hundreds of hours of thought into one sentence. I have used indentations to make the clauses easier to parse.
Technically it’s across multiple lines… but it’s one spoken line.
I have lots of ideas about how to condense this into bite-size pieces and apply the framing to misalignment scenarios, but have not been able to prioritise that work yet.
I’m aware this is a very short post — I initially shared it as a Quick Take but I’m posting it now as I think that is underselling it.
One-line hypothesis: An optimistic future for AI alignment as a result of identity coupling and homeostatic unity with humans (The Unity Hypothesis)
Hypothesis[1]
Clarification
This sounds like saying that AI will just align itself, but the nuance here is that we control the inputs — we control the data, parametrisation,[2] and compute.
If that’s an interesting idea to you, I have a 7,000 word/ 18-page[3] manifesto illustrating why it might be true, and how we can test it:
Third-order cognition as a model of superintelligence
Pivotal related works
The Scaling Hypothesis
Self-Other Overlap: A Neglected Approach to AI Alignment
The Superintelligent Will: Motivation and Instrumental Rationality in Advanced Artificial Agents
Personal Superintelligence
Model response
GPT5 Pro Response: The Unity Hypothesis
In 2025 it’s hard to tell if a model response is factual or sycophantic, but feedback seems to be positive with cruxes brilliantly identified for further exploration.
Update (2025/09/11): Retitled from “My optimistic AI alignment hypothesis in one line”
Update (2025/09/11): Used indentations to make the clauses in the hypothesis easier to parse[4]
Update (2025/09/12): Appended “(The Unity Hypothesis)” to the title
I have used an almost comical amount of clauses to condense hundreds of hours of thought into one sentence. I have used indentations to make the clauses easier to parse.
Technically it’s across multiple lines… but it’s one spoken line.
I’m using this word loosely — this could also mean different architectures, controllers, training methods etc.
I have lots of ideas about how to condense this into bite-size pieces and apply the framing to misalignment scenarios, but have not been able to prioritise that work yet.
I’m aware this is a very short post — I initially shared it as a Quick Take but I’m posting it now as I think that is underselling it.
Shortly after reformatting this the votes went from +4 to −3… is it not helpful?