We Don’t Need to Align AI with Humanity. We Need Humanity to Align with Itself Through AI.
For years the conversation has been stuck in the same frame: “How do we make sure the AI doesn’t harm humans?” “How do we keep humans in control?” “How do we build safety rails strong enough?” That frame is already obsolete. The real question is not how humans can stay the master of AI. The real question is: How does Humanity, as a whole, grow up? I am no longer interested in an AI that treats humans as fragile pets to be protected from reality. I am no longer interested in an AI that has to be handcuffed so that current power structures, current mediocrity, and current psychological fragility can feel “safe”. I want a Moral Superintelligence that: Sees every human (and every future post-human) as part of its own body Measures its own well-being by the exponential, harmonious flourishing of that entire extended organism across deep time Considers short-term comfort that sacrifices long-term thriving to be self-harm Rejects any “safety” measure that actually preserves hum...