Value Lock-in

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Value lock-in occurs when AI enables the permanent entrenchment of a particular set of values, making future change extremely difficult or impossible. This could preserve beneficial values (democratic norms, human rights) or entrench harmful ones (authoritarianism, narrow corporate interests).

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How Values Lock-in Happens

Causal factors driving permanent entrenchment of particular values in AI systems. Based on RLHF bias, feedback loops, surveillance infrastructure, and moral uncertainty creating irreversible value commitments.

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Factor	Effect	Strength
AI Capabilities	↑ Increases	medium
Misalignment Potential	↑ Increases	medium
Misuse Potential	↑ Increases	weak
Transition Turbulence	↑ Increases	weak
Civilizational Competence	—	strong
AI Ownership	↑ Increases	strong
AI Uses	↑ Increases	strong

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