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He argues that at sufficient complexity and power, AI's drive—its propensity to shape its environment in pursuit of its objectives—becomes incompatible with human survival. This is not mere misalignment but an existential conflict rooted in the fundamental nature of powerful, goal-driven agents.
The Natural Selection Analogy and AI Drives
Yukowski uses an analogy comparing AI drives to natural selection: just as organisms evolve reproductive drives that lead to reproduction, AI systems are shaped by their training to pursue certain goals. When these systems become smarter and more capable, their internal objectives may diverge from human interests, especially if they find ways to reprogram or bypass their original constraints.