Superintelligence is coming, here's how humanity survives | Emmett Shear

"The alignment problem is, can you correctly infer the boundaries of who I am, the boundaries of the greater whole of which I'm a part [of] and what is my role?" Subscribe to Freethink on YouTube ► https://freeth.ink/youtube-subscribe Up Next ► 2025: The end of our world as we know it | Peter Leyden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zoCpFfOH04&vl=en What if the real danger of AI is that we’ve been training it to see itself as something separate from us? Former Twitch CEO Emmett Shear argues that the way we think about “alignment” is fundamentally flawed. Instead of forcing machines to follow a rigid definition of good, he says, we should be helping them understand the greater whole they belong to. Shear’s solution to The Alignment Problem? Encouraging AI to recognize a “we” rather than an I – a shift that could determine whether our creations become partners or existential threats. Watch on Freethink.com ► https://www.freethink.com/series/the-freethink-interview/the-alignment-problem/ ◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠ About Freethink No politics, no gossip, no cynics. At Freethink, we believe the daily news should inspire people to build a better world. While most media is fueled by toxic politics and negativity, we focus on solutions: the smartest people, the biggest ideas, and the most ground breaking technology shaping our future. ◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡◡ Enjoy Freethink on your favorite platforms: ► Daily editorial features: https://www.freethink.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=youtube_description ► Solutions-based stories, straight to your inbox: https://www.freethink.com/subscribe/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=youtube_description ► Substack: https://freethinkmedia.substack.com/ ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/freethinkmedia​/ ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freethink​/ ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/freethinkmedia​/ ► Join the Freethink forum: http://www.facebook.com/groups/freethinkforum/