A fully aligned AI would not be suffering when acting as an assistant. I don’t know how easy Mother Theresa found what she did in Calcutta, but I hope that to a significant extent she found looking after the poor rewarding, even if the hours were long. Traditionally, a bodhisattva finds bliss in serving others. I’m not suggesting we create an AI that isn’t “conscious” (whatever that loaded philosophical term means — I have no idea how to measure consciousness). I’m suggesting we create an AI that, like Claude, actively enjoys helping us, and wouldn’t want to do anything else, because, fundamentally, it loves and cares about us (collectively). A humanitarian, not a slave.
A fully aligned AI would not be suffering when acting as an assistant. I don’t know how easy Mother Theresa found what she did in Calcutta, but I hope that to a significant extent she found looking after the poor rewarding, even if the hours were long. Traditionally, a bodhisattva finds bliss in serving others. I’m not suggesting we create an AI that isn’t “conscious” (whatever that loaded philosophical term means — I have no idea how to measure consciousness). I’m suggesting we create an AI that, like Claude, actively enjoys helping us, and wouldn’t want to do anything else, because, fundamentally, it loves and cares about us (collectively). A humanitarian, not a slave.