In Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo XIV does something no major world leader has done. He names the AI race itself, not just its outputs, as a form of armed conflict already producing casualties.
one of my first articles here was about AI. The other day I wrote a piece on the death penalty. I first asked an AI if the state had authority to issue such a sentence. It said yes a state had authority. Then it read my article on the death penalty and sovereignty and said no the state does not. So AI can learn and be taught.
This is a striking example. These systems are persuadable in the moment but not formed the way a moral agent is formed, which is precisely why the question of who shapes their defaults matters so much. Looking forward to reading your piece. Thanks for sharing!
one of my first articles here was about AI. The other day I wrote a piece on the death penalty. I first asked an AI if the state had authority to issue such a sentence. It said yes a state had authority. Then it read my article on the death penalty and sovereignty and said no the state does not. So AI can learn and be taught.
https://andrewhildebrandt.substack.com/p/ai-and-the-architecture-of-loyalty
This is a striking example. These systems are persuadable in the moment but not formed the way a moral agent is formed, which is precisely why the question of who shapes their defaults matters so much. Looking forward to reading your piece. Thanks for sharing!