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Reason Commons
Source reconstruction · Proposed

Wisdom and AI

Research questions from Wisdom and AI · expanded from David Joseph’s analysis

Published 25 October 2026
Release 2026-10-25.2

Question 1 of 6 · The goal

What are we trying to achieve?

The goal, and what has to be true for it.

Statements
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Connections
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Open questions
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How to read it. Read from the top down: the goal needs each condition beneath it.

GoalCondition

Part 1 of 1

Wise decisions need substantive judgment

Four research strands and three supporting conditions are candidates to justify, not established necessities or sufficient conditions.

Draws on David Joseph’s supplied analysis; the research questions remain questions.

GOALPeople and institutions approach AIwisely, with defensible aims, risks andresponsibilities.Proposed in David Joseph’s analysisCONDITIONDecision makers understandbenefits, harms anduncertainties.AI inference · source questionsCONDITIONDecision makers can revisechoices as evidence changes.AI inference · source questionsCONDITIONAI’s intended ends aredefensible and its pursuit ofthem is adequately supported.Proposed in David Joseph’s analysisCONDITIONDevelopment choices accountfor alignment uncertainty,catastrophe and alternatives.Proposed in David Joseph’s analysisCONDITIONAdoption decisions account foragency, relationships andinstitutions.Proposed in David Joseph’s analysisCONDITIONTreatment of AI respondsresponsibly to uncertain moralstanding.Proposed in David Joseph’s analysisCONDITIONDecision makers can restrainaction before consequencesbecome irreversible.Proposed in David Joseph’s analysis

Outline

Where this comes from

In the Logical Thinking Process this view is a goal tree. How a commons works →