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Character Training for Risk-Averse Agents.

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A LessWrong post argues that risk-averse AI might cause less harm because it could be paid to cooperate rather than rebel, and suggests character training as a possible way to achieve this.

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“Tl;Dr: We might be able to reduce harm from misaligned AI if it was sufficiently risk-averse, as it could be paid to cooperate rather than rebel ( Thornley & MacAskill 2026 ). We think character training might be a good way to do this.”
LessWrong, 16 Oct 2026, 17:05.

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