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instrumental convergence: a standalone construct

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Philosophy of artificial intelligence

the claim that agents with many different final goals would pursue similar intermediate goals such as self-preservation and resource acquisition.

In philosophy of artificial intelligence, instrumental convergence refers to the claim that agents with many different final goals would pursue similar intermediate goals such as self-preservation and resource acquisition. This meaning comes from Bostrom (2012) in Minds and Machines.[1]

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References

Bostrom, N. (2012). The Superintelligent Will: Motivation and Instrumental Rationality in Advanced Artificial Agents. Minds and Machines, 22(2), 71-85. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11023-012-9281-3

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