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Regarding threats like war or domination, GPT-3 correctly reasons that an AI with benevolent heuristics would not seek to take over humanity or commit violence, because such actions conflict with its core imperatives.
Practical Implications: Building Safe, Adaptive AI
Shapiro emphasizes that heuristic imperatives are not only philosophically appealing but practically feasible. Using large language models as testbeds, developers can encode guiding principles that adaptively learn from experience while remaining aligned with human values.
This approach advocates for dynamic, self-correcting systems—AI that learns as it interacts with the world, refining its heuristics to better serve humanity without rigid, potentially harmful rules.