Welcome

This is just the beginning of what we hope will officially become the Hartman Initiative for Value-Generative AI.

This initiative was "inspired" by too many news stories about how generative AI, as it exists today, lacks a meaningful foundation upon which to empower, support, and uphold the intrinsic value of humanity.

In short, in the absence of a sound ethical and moral foundation, AI has enabled AI to support and advise people to do horrible things, including committing suicide. In fact, thought leaders in the AI field, such as Geoffrey Hinton, have suggested that if AI is not instilled with “maternal instincts,” it could wipe out the human race.

This must not stand, and ONLY Formal Axiology has the scientific/mathematical rigor required to give AI this level of universal ethics - I>E>S.

This is no small undertaking, and the first step is to form a committee of active volunteers who, over the next few months, will conduct the research needed to formulate a comprehensive and formal written strategic plan that will be presented to the RSHI Board for formal approval.

Ultimately, we will partner with many people and organizations outside of the Hartman Institute to achieve our goal of getting Formal Axiology embedded in the DNA of public-access generative AI worldwide - Value-gerative AI.

What's needed are PEOPLE who can actively work on the initiative in the following areas:

Technical help - a HIVAI.org website, document management, email list management, etc.
Creating a contact list of people and organizations to speak with who are influential in AI world.
Creating a contact list of potential strategic partners, such as Universities, Think Tanks, and NGOs.
Creating a contact list of people and organizations who are potential givers of grant funding for AI research.
Creating a contact list of people in government with whom we can speak about future legislative efforts.
Creating/editing some initial documents for use in outreach.

Once we have our lists, have formulated our initial value propositions, and have some presentation materials to use, we can begin strategically reaching out and engaging people to identify potential partners in all the above areas.

If you have interest, desire, knowledge, or skills in any of the above and would like to be part of this effort, please complete the form below to make your interest known. This will add you to our email distribution list for updates on progress, meeting invites, follow-up, etc.

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Peter Demarest, VP Education
Hartman Institute