A psychopathological approach to safety engineering in AI and AGI

Vahid Behzadan, Arslan Munir, Roman V. Yampolskiy

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Abstract

The complexity of dynamics in AI techniques is already approaching that of complex adaptive systems, thus curtailing the feasibility of formal controllability and reachability analysis in the context of AI safety. It follows that the envisioned instances of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) will also suffer from challenges of complexity. To tackle such issues, we propose the modeling of deleterious behaviors in AI and AGI as psychological disorders, thereby enabling the employment of psychopathological approaches to analysis and control of misbehaviors. Accordingly, we present a discussion on the feasibility of the psychopathological approaches to AI safety, and propose general directions for research on modeling, diagnosis, and treatment of psychological disorders in AGI.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationComputer Safety, Reliability, and Security - SAFECOMP 2018 Workshops, ASSURE, DECSoS, SASSUR, STRIVE, and WAISE, Proceedings
EditorsFriedemann Bitsch, Amund Skavhaug, Barbara Gallina, Erwin Schoitsch
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages513-520
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9783319992280
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018
EventWorkshops: ASSURE, DECSoS, SASSUR, STRIVE, and WAISE 2018 co-located with 37th International Conference on Computer Safety, Reliability and Security, SAFECOMP 2018 - Västerås, Sweden
Duration: Sep 18 2018Sep 21 2018

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume11094 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

ConferenceWorkshops: ASSURE, DECSoS, SASSUR, STRIVE, and WAISE 2018 co-located with 37th International Conference on Computer Safety, Reliability and Security, SAFECOMP 2018
Country/TerritorySweden
CityVästerås
Period9/18/189/21/18

Keywords

  • AI safety
  • Artificial General Intelligence
  • Diagnosis
  • Mental disorder
  • Psychopathology
  • Treatment

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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