“AI Safety” Without Virtue Will Never Be Safe

December 19th, 2023 | 8 min read

The recent return of Sam Altman to the helm of OpenAI has brought new urgency to the nationwide debate about AI safety.

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Robin Phillips has a Master’s in Historical Theology from King’s College London and a Master’s in Library Science through the University of Oklahoma. He is the blog and media managing editor for the Fellowship of St. James and a regular contributor to Touchstone and Salvo. He has worked as a ghost-writer, in addition to writing for a variety of publications, including the Colson Center, World Magazine, and The Symbolic World. Phillips is the author of Gratitude in Life's Trenches (Ancient Faith, 2020), and Rediscovering the Goodness of Creation (Ancient Faith, 2023).

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“AI Safety” Without Virtue Will Never Be Safe

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