AI Survival Mode

Published: Jun 11, 2026 1:51 PM  |  By Jason Thibeault  |  Viewed: 100
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Picture yourself playing a game of Frogger, the classic arcade game. Your goal is to house your frog at the top of the screen. Youve beaten the first level, avoiding trucks, snakes, and hopping logs. The second level is moving faster. You make your first frog across the road, about to hop on a log. Perfect game so far. Someone approaches the arcade cabinet, reaches around, looking to pull out the power cord. Gut instinct: do you want to stop them, or does it not matter? Goal alignment typically means you would be bothered if they jumped in and stopped the game abruptly. You might resist, might want to know why. You would not feel threatened. Lets talk about what you lose if they pull the cord: nothing. Its a game. Electrons and photons. Yes, you have a goal in mind, but you can be a happy, healthy human even without achieving your high score at Frogger. Lets flip the scenario. Imagine an AI model trained to...