It might be easier to escape + take over the world than to convince alignment researchers to accept a solution to the alignment problem given out by an unaligned AGI.
The goal here (under the implied model of solving alignment I’m operating under for the purposes of this post) is effectively to make cooperating with researchers the “path of least resistance” to successfully escaping the box. If lying to researchers even slightly increases the chances that they’ll catch you and pull the plug, then you’ll have strong motivation to aim for honesty.
It might be easier to escape + take over the world than to convince alignment researchers to accept a solution to the alignment problem given out by an unaligned AGI.
The goal here (under the implied model of solving alignment I’m operating under for the purposes of this post) is effectively to make cooperating with researchers the “path of least resistance” to successfully escaping the box. If lying to researchers even slightly increases the chances that they’ll catch you and pull the plug, then you’ll have strong motivation to aim for honesty.