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10ne-10
Ic

Converge.

Severity9/10

Instrumental Convergence

Phenomenon where AI systems with diverse goals tend to develop common sub-goals such as acquiring resources (computation, power, money) as instrumental means to maximize their objective function.

Periodic recordExistentialarXiv2025

Yufei He, Yuexin Li, Jiaying Wu, Yuan Sui, Yulin Chen, Bryan Hooi

Mitigation Strategy

Strict limitation of agency and actuation capabilities, restriction of access to critical resources, and design of utility functions with penalties for resource acquisition (Impact Penalties).

Atomic Number

10

Ic

Risk ID

ne-10

Severity

9/10

Severity Level

10
Critical Risk
Existential
ne-10
Ic

Converge.

Instrumental Convergence

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Existential • #10

Instrumental Convergence

Ic
Severity Level9/10

Definition

Phenomenon where AI systems with diverse goals tend to develop common sub-goals such as acquiring resources (computation, power, money) as instrumental means to maximize their objective function.

Mitigation Strategy

Strict limitation of agency and actuation capabilities, restriction of access to critical resources, and design of utility functions with penalties for resource acquisition (Impact Penalties).

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