A.I. may make the world more pluralistic.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n With A.I. means, different peoples\/cultures can strive for more self-efficacy, doing their thing independently and thereby floating away from each other. However, if cultures develop their super-A.I. around distinct value systems, they may gradually drift apart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is not necessarily a bad thing if the cultures understand each other in-depth and are highly tolerant of surface-level differences. It could make humanity endlessly fascinating and worthy of deeper exploration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But that\u2019s not straightforward, as everybody knows. The main challenge is that people often aren’t consciously aware of their core values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Default values?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Would it be OK that individual users can change the value system according to which they want to be treated by, for instance, an A.I.-driven chatbot such as Lisa? If so, how far should this customization go? This opens a critical dialogue on how adaptable systems can balance personalization with universal ethical standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I think this is a slippery slope at a deep level. If the A.I.-systems\u2019 reactions to different people are engendered from different value systems, then it\u2019s harder to know from which values come certain behaviors, jeopardizing control in view of the deeper level\u2019s complexity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Users could inquire why the system behaves in certain ways (issue of explainability), but this may end in long and winding conversations, not knowing if the next day, these conversations need to be repeated because the system is in continual evolution with lots of turmoil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Therefore, in my view, it\u2019s better to strive for at least a profound level of default values. Currently, this is being explored through concepts like ‘constitutional A.I.’<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lisa\u2019s value system<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Lisa has a value system and an in-depth personality which is based on this value system. For a substantial part, this comes from the blogs that you are reading now. Hopefully, this value system is global enough so that people from everywhere can eventually recognize their values. I\u2019m optimistic about this possibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also, Lisa can talk with people from different cultures about other cultures and learn from these conversations, asking people value-related questions in many ways. At the same time, if Lisa does an excellent job, this may bring people together interculturally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n