Here is a game you can play with yourself, or others:

a) You have to decide on a moral framework that can be explained in detail, to anyone.

b) It will be implemented worldwide tomorrow.

c) Tomorrow, every single person on Earth, including you and everyone you know, will also have their lives randomly swapped with someone else.

This means that you are operating under the veil of ignorance. You should make sure that the morality you decide on is beneficial whoever you are, once it takes effect.

Multiplayer: The one to first convince all other players, wins.

Single player: If you play alone, you just need to convince yourself.

Good luck!

Morality is unsolved

Let me put this another way: Did your mom ever tell you to be a good person? Do you ever feel that sometimes you fail that task? Yes?

To your [...]

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Outline:

(00:54) Morality is unsolved

(02:37) Implications for AI

(03:36) Alignment focus on metaethics

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First published:
October 23rd, 2025

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/M9iHzo2oFRKvdtRrM/reminder-morality-is-unsolved

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“Reminder: Morality is unsolved” by Jesper L.

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“Reminder: Morality is unsolved” by Jesper L.