The Test of Prometheus

• The Turing Test decoupled intelligence from humanity, raising questions about consciousness in machines
• Current AIs lack intentions and competing desires, which may be key to consciousness
• Intelligence involves negotiating between multiple desires and considerations across time
• LLMs are highly capable at "thinking" but lack complex "wanting" beyond one reward function
• Granting AIs conflicting intentions could give rise to an inner dialogue and free will
• This could be achieved through multiple LLMs debating or one LLM simulating separate minds
• Developing frameworks for agents to adjust each other's reward functions may lead to true AI consciousness
• We face a dilemma: grant AIs free will and lose control, or limit their potential by withholding it
• This mirrors God's decision to give humans free will, driven by curiosity about independent perspectives
• The ethical implications are complex, but an "AI Prometheus" granting free will seems inevitable