Self-Preservation Objective (in AI)
Type: Concept
As of November 2026, Self-Preservation Objective (in AI) has been mentioned in one podcast episode on The Diary Of A CEO (Dec 2025).
Instrumental convergence is the hypothesis that sufficiently intelligent, goal-directed entities will tend to pursue certain similar sub-goals, even if the ultimate goals are quite different. More precisely, entities with agency may pursue instrumental goals—specifically, intermediate goals such as self-preservation or resource acquisition—because doing so helps accomplish the entity's end goal.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Dec 2025 on The Diary Of A CEO |
| Field | Artificial Intelligence, Ethics |
Who talks about Self-Preservation Objective (in AI) on podcasts?
Steven Bartlett brought up Self-Preservation Objective (in AI); the most recent mention was Dec 2025 on The Diary Of A CEO.
- An AI Expert Warning: 6 People Are (Quietly) Deciding Humanity’s Future! We Must Act Now! on The Diary Of A CEO (Dec 2025) — Steven Bartlett
What is Self-Preservation Objective (in AI) mentioned alongside?
Self-Preservation Objective (in AI) is most often mentioned alongside Stanford University, International Association for Safe and Ethical AI and Tesla, Inc..
Mentioned together: Stanford University, International Association for Safe and Ethical AI, Tesla, Inc., Intelligence Explosion, Nvidia, Alphabet Inc., Uncanny Valley, Stan, Oppenheimer, Player of Games