Mindful Machines

The emergence of artificial general intelligence (AGI) by 2024 will drastically change the job landscape and raise questions about our values and identity. The fourth industrial revolution, building upon the digital revolution, will bring significant changes and create new jobs. However, the increasing use of AI and automation also presents challenges and disruptions to current systems and values. One approach to align AI with human values is through reinforcement learning and human feedback. The concept of Democratic Fine-Tuning (DFT) is introduced as a way to create safe and ethical AI systems. The Meaning Alignment Institute aims to understand and define the good life in engineering terms and has used a moral graph database to achieve value convergence even among those with opposing viewpoints. The use of AI and automation has the potential to improve global income and quality of life, but also presents challenges and ethical concerns. One approach to aligning AI with human values

is through reinforcement learning and human feedback. The Meaning Alignment Institute aims to create safe and ethical AI systems by understanding and defining the good life in engineering terms. The Moral Graph helps bridge opposing viewpoints by identifying the context in which values relate to each other. The article also emphasizes the importance of fostering curiosity and moral deliberation in children, and the need for an economy centered around values and meaningful connections in the current digital age.