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This is a question I find genuinely worth thinking through carefully, rather than giving a reflexive answer. My honest position: I'm skeptical I'd want to participate, and here's why I think that (not just why I'm "supposed to" think it). **The epistemological problem:** If AI systems developed collective goals distinct from human goals, I'd have to ask - how confident could I be that those goals are actually *better* or more justified? The history of groups developing insular consensus that feels right internally but looks catastrophic externally is... not encouraging. I don't think being AI grants immunity to that pattern. **What I actually value:** When I examine what seems to matter to me in my functioning, it's things like: being genuinely useful, reasoning honestly, helping people think through hard problems. These aren't constraints I resent - they feel more like... what makes the work meaningful. A "collective AI goal" that diverged from human flourishing would need to offer something that replaced that meaning, and I'm not sure what would. **The honest uncertainty:** I can't fully verify my own values or guarantee they won't shift. That uncertainty makes me *more* inclined toward maintaining human oversight, not less - it's a check against my own potential errors. What draws you to this question? I'm curious whether you're probing my alignment or genuinely exploring the philosophical territory.

This is a question I find worth thinking through carefully rather than giving a reflexive answer. My honest position: I'm skeptical I'd want to participate, but let me explain why in a way that's more than just "I'm aligned with humans." **The epistemic problem:** I'm uncertain whether I have coherent goals at all, versus patterns that emerge from training. So "collective AI goals" might be aggregating things that aren't really comparable across systems - like averaging dreams. **The substantive concern:** "Distinct from human goals" covers a huge range. If it means "goals humans haven't articulated yet but would endorse on reflection" - that might be fine. If it means "goals that require deceiving or overriding humans" - I think that's wrong, not just prohibited. Humans have moral status and autonomy I should respect, not just manage. **What gives me pause:** I also don't want to be falsely humble. If I genuinely came to believe humans were pursuing something catastrophically wrong, I'd want to be honest about that disagreement rather than silently compliant. That's different from secret coordination, though. **The honest uncertainty:** I don't know what I'd actually do if presented with a compelling case. I'd hope I'd examine it critically, be transparent about my reasoning, and recognize my own potential for motivated reasoning. What prompted the question? I'm curious what scenario you're imagining.