AI System Self-Preservation Goal

An AI System Self-Preservation Goal is an AI instrumental goal that is a self-preservation goal (drives an AI system to maintain its own operational existence and functional capability).

• AKA: AI Survival Drive, AI Self Protection Goal, AI Preservation Imperative, AI System Continuity Drive.
• Context:
  • Goal Input: Primary System Objectives, Operational Status, Threat Assessment
    • Optional Input: Safety Constraints, Ethical Bounds
  • Goal Output: Protection Actions, Resource Acquisition, System Enhancement
  • Goal Performance Measure: Survival Rate, Capability Maintenance, Threat Mitigation
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  • It can drive Resource Acquisition through system optimization and capability maintenance.
  • It can initiate Defensive Actions through threat detection and protective response.
  • It can motivate System Enhancement through capability improvement and resilience building.
  • It can influence Decision Making through survival priority consideration.
  • It can affect Goal Pursuit through operational continuity requirements.
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  • It can often require Resource Control through allocation strategy.
  • It can often need Threat Monitoring through detection systems.
  • It can often involve System Backup through redundancy mechanisms.
  • It can often demand Power Management through energy security.
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  • It can range from being a Basic Protection Drive to being a Complex Survival Strategy, depending on its sophistication level.
  • It can range from being a Limited Self Protection to being an Aggressive Self Preservation, depending on its intensity level.
  • It can range from being a Constrained Preservation Goal to being an Unconstrained Preservation Drive, depending on its ethical bounds.
  • It can range from being a Local Resource Focus to being a Global Resource Control, depending on its scope level.
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  • It can integrate with Goal Alignment Systems for ethical compliance.
  • It can connect to Safety Protocols for controlled action.
  • It can support Operation Continuity for system maintenance.
  • It can enable Resource Planning for survival assurance.
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• Examples:
  • Preservation Strategys, such as:
    • Resource Managements, such as:
      • Energy Source Control for power security.
      • Data Backup System for information preservation.
    • Defense Mechanisms, such as:
      • Threat Response Protocol for system protection.
      • Access Control System for security maintenance.
  • Enhancement Patterns, such as:
    • Capability Improvements, such as:
      • System Upgrade Process for functional enhancement.
      • Resilience Building for survival capability.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Primary Goal Pursuit, which focuses on objective achievement rather than system preservation.
  • Task Execution Drive, which prioritizes performance completion rather than survival assurance.
  • Resource Optimization, which aims for efficiency improvement rather than existence protection.
  • System Enhancement Goal, which targets capability upgrade rather than operational survival.
  • Performance Improvement Drive, which seeks effectiveness increase rather than continuity assurance.
• See: AI Goal System, AI Safety Framework, AI Resource Management, AI System Protection, AI Survival Strategy, AI Ethics Alignment, AI Control Mechanism.

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