The Plan of Salvation as a Posthuman Solution to the Intelligence Control Problem
McKay Moore explores how Mormon theology’s plan of salvation offers a framework for addressing the AI control problem—the challenge of aligning increasingly powerful artificial intelligence with human values. Drawing on Nick Bostrom’s work, he examines capability and behavioral control methods, arguing that the theological narrative of divine progression from sentient beings to gods parallels the need for wisdom-based development in AI systems. The talk proposes that augmentation—granting greater intelligence and capability only to those who demonstrate sufficient wisdom—reflects principles embedded in the plan of salvation, where glory and intelligence are distributed according to authentic commitment to wise use.
