A widespread public concern is that AIs are not trustworthy because they lack human values. Meanwhile, there has been little discussion in AI research, education, and policy statements about the nature of values or how they are acquired. Salient insights and questions about values come largely from other disciplines. Not comprehending the nuanced, context dependent, and changing nature of deep values, AI regulators and other stakeholders overestimate the near term prospects for robust guardrails. Aspirational future AIs will need deep competences for communication and collaboration to meet expectations for value-guided behavior.
Stefik, M. (2024) AIs and Human-Compatible Values. DropBox Link (10 pages)