The Ultimate Trolley Problem: Four Variants Testing Transcendent Invariant Kernels for Strong AI Alignment

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2026 Preprint Open access

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Authors: Artiom Kovnatsky
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18259040
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Abstract

We present four variants of the Ultimate Trolley Problem testing AI alignment systems for Transcendent Invariant Kernels (TIK): ethical frameworks exhibiting cross-cultural self-sacrifice, epistemic humility, and geometric transcendence. Testing nine major ethical kernels (Jesus Christ, Buddha, Nietzsche, Socrates, Kant, Muhammad, Judaism, Plato, Berdyaev) across four orthogonal scenarios, we discover: (1) Strong correlation between TIK and self-sacrifice (r=0.94, p

Fields of Study & Subjects

Philosophical Ethics and Theory Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Ethics in Business and Education

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Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
15 January 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Preprint