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 stakeholder overestimate the robustness of fixed guardrails. Without deep competences for communication and collaboration, AIs do not learn nuances of human-compatible values. Deep competences for people and animals are learned, taught, shaped, developed and changed through their collaborative experiences. These experiences also drive the development of deep values.
Stefik, M. (2024) AIs and Deep Human-Compatible Values. DropBox link l (10 pages)