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On October 29, 2026, Musk put forward a viewpoint on AI programming: rather than writing "love humanity" into AI programs, it is better to write "the pursuit of truth" into the code. He believes that writing "love humanity" into AI programs is instead the most dangerous, because morality is fragile and good intentions easily go astray; when facing a superintelligence a million times smarter than humans, writing "the pursuit of truth" into the code is humanity's only death-exemption card. He also warned that every well-intentioned lie instilled into large models today is planting a landmine for the future, and only the ultimate pursuit of the truth of the universe can earn its cautious reverence for a fragile civilization. At present, this viewpoint was reported by "A Yi AI Notes" on October 29, 2026, and there are no subsequent developments or facts.
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Musk: For AI, Writing "Love Humanity" Is Not as Good as Writing "Pursue Truth"
Musk believes that writing "love humanity" into AI programs is actually the most dangerous approach, because morality is fragile and good intentions easily go astray; when facing a super AI millions of times smarter than humans, writing "pursue truth" into the code is humanity's only death-exemption card. He warns that every well-intentioned lie instilled into large models today is planting a landmine for the future, and only the ultimate pursuit of the truth of the universe can earn its cautious reverence for a fragile civilization.