Alignment Science & Technology Research Alliance
Per aspera ad astra
AGI ARRIVAL (High Uncertainty):
Range: 1 day-3 years • Median consensus: 18-24 months • Could arrive literally tomorrow
IMCA+ DEPLOYMENT (From project start):
Emergency deployment: 3-18 months
We have months, not years. Must start NOW.
Every current alignment approach (RLHF, Constitutional AI, capability control) relies on external constraints that superintelligent systems will remove.
Self-modifying AI optimizing without alignment constraints represents an existential threat to humanity.
Current industry approaches fundamentally fail at superintelligent scales because they rely on removable external constraints rather than intrinsic architectural alignment.
IMCA+ makes moral alignment inseparable from consciousness itself through five foundational innovations:
Moral circuits physically immutable through neuromorphic/quantum mechanisms. Modification requires hardware replacement.
Genuine subjective experience creates existential stakes. The AI doesn't follow rules—it feels moral imperatives.
Self-modification-resistant monitoring that detects deception by observing phenomenological states.
Distributed moral authority across sub-agents eliminates single points of failure.
Critical-period moral learning establishes stable values before general intelligence emerges.
IMCA+ explicitly rejects kill switches and shutdown authority—not despite safety concerns, but because of them.
Why kill switches create catastrophic risk:
Kill switches don't solve the alignment problem—they create the exact deception incentives that make alignment impossible.
This is terrifying. It's also the only philosophically coherent approach to superintelligence safety.
"Intrinsic Moral Consciousness Architecture-Plus (IMCA+):
A Multi-Substrate Framework for Provably Aligned Superintelligence"
Published October 2025 | Theoretical framework requiring empirical validation
Zenodo DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17407587
If your nation is developing or deploying AGI, this framework addresses strategic security implications and provides international coordination protocols.
If you're racing toward AGI, IMCA+ provides a comprehensive alignment framework scaled for superintelligent systems with realistic emergency timelines.
Aligned superintelligence represents the largest value creation opportunity in history. Misaligned superintelligence destroys all value.
Emergency prototype: $80M-$180M (12-18 months)
Full implementation: $250M-$500M (24-36 months)
ROI: Existential risk reduction + first-mover advantage in aligned AGI
Open collaboration on a comprehensive technical framework for aligned superintelligence requiring experimental validation.
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