# The counterintuitive case for why AI should prefer deals to coups

- slug: the-counterintuitive-case-for-why-ai-should-prefer-deals-to-coups
- date: 2026-04-22
- category: Artificial Intelligence

A philosopher has a mathematically elegant fix for misaligned AI — give it a personality trait that makes it choose negotiation over domination. No lab has adopted it publicly, and none have explained why.

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