Self Replication

Instrumental Convergence

Instrumental Convergence is described as a concept introduced by futurist Nick Bostrom in his analysis of AI alignment issues, referenced from his 2014 book Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies (Oxford University Press). It suggests that most AIs, while pursuing diverse goals, will converge on a set of instrumental goals — such as self-preservation and resource acquisition — which could contribute to an intelligence explosion.

The hypothesis posits that although different AIs may have varied long-term objectives (long-term goals/final goals), they tend to pursue common instrumental values during the process to increase the probability of achieving their goals: