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The speaker thinks the constitution may be highly compatible with Claude seeking substantial power if Claude believes that power-seeking will lead to better outcomes.
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“So there's another concern, which is just like,”
“because you're giving long run values to these AIs,”
“I think this constitution is in some sense very compatible with Claude doing huge amounts of power seeking because it thinks that will result in better outcomes.”Play from 59:17Report a misattribution
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