Researchers map barriers to negotiating with misaligned AIs — why deals to reduce AI risk may be impossible to make

A research post on LessWrong outlines a framework showing why humans and misaligned AIs (AIs pursuing goals contrary to human interests) may struggle to strike beneficial bargains, even when both sides theoretically have incentives to cooperate. The author identifies three categories of obstacles: humans may lack authority to offer what AIs want, humans may refuse to offer it on moral grounds, or other quantitative factors may make any deal economically unworkable.