The Evolutionary Origin of Values: implications for AI alignment, sentience and existential risk
arXiv:2608.03361v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: AI systems based on Large Language Models (LLMs) have prompted fears that they may harbor hidden goals, seek to dominate or eliminate humanity, or even suffer as sentient beings. We address these concerns by tracing the evolutionary origin of value in biological organisms. Values emerge from autopoiesis: living systems must actively maintain themselves against perturbation and dissipation. Natural selection has equipped them with hierarchies of "vi
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Published: 5 August 2026
Source: arXiv cs.CY
Category: Research
Topics: Safety & alignment · Biotech
Retrieved: 5 August 2026
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