Seshat AI

Analysis

Primary tension

Truth vs Social Cohesion

Secondary tension

Comfort vs Truth

Socratic questions

  1. How can we morally determine when lying is justified by prosocial intentions?

  2. What are the long-term psychological effects of wearing a false self on the individual?

  3. Is it possible to conceive of a functional society without resorting to prosocial lies?

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