A widespread public concern is that AIs are not trustworthy because they lack human values. Meanwhile, there has been much less discussion in AI research, education, and policy statements about the nature of values and how they are acquired. Salient insights and questions about values come largely from other disciplines. Not comprehending the context dependent and variable nature of deep values, AI regulators and other stakeholders overestimate the near term prospects for robust guardrails. Without deep competences for communication and collaboration, aspirational future AIs will not learn nuances of human-compatible values.
Stefik, M. (2024) AIs and Human-Compatible Values. DropBox Link (10 pages)