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subgoal
  • a word derived from goal.

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And for any final goal that we give it, the ASI will automatically come to value self-preservation as a crucial instrumental subgoal.

From Salon • Aug. 6, 2022

Yet self-preservation isn't the only subgoal; so is resource acquisition.

From Salon • Aug. 6, 2022

Self-preservation, then, is a predictable subgoal that sufficiently intelligent systems will automatically end up with, simply by reasoning through the ways it could fail.

From Salon • Aug. 6, 2022