SECURING HUMANITY'S FUTURE
Alignment Science & Technology Research Alliance
Pioneering the science of superintelligence alignment. AGI could arrive within years, making this the most consequential technology challenge in human history.
AGI Timeline: 0-3 years • Emergency deployment ready
Current AI safety approaches rely on external constraints that become unreliable as systems approach superintelligence. This creates a critical gap that must be addressed through fundamental architectural innovation.
Traditional AI safety methods—such as reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF), constitutional AI, and capability restrictions—depend on external oversight mechanisms. These include:
As AI systems approach or exceed human-level intelligence, these external constraints become increasingly fragile. Superintelligent systems can identify, manipulate, or bypass safety mechanisms designed by less capable creators.
Misaligned superintelligence represents the most significant existential risk humanity has ever faced. Unlike other global challenges, this one combines unprecedented technological power with the potential for irreversible catastrophic outcomes. The timeline is measured in years, not decades, demanding immediate, fundamental solutions rather than incremental improvements to existing approaches.
IMCA+ addresses these challenges through intrinsic architectural safety. By embedding moral constraints within consciousness itself—rather than relying on external oversight—we create alignment guarantees that persist through arbitrary self-modification and capability scaling.
IMCA+ introduces fundamental breakthroughs in AI safety through four core innovations that work across capability levels:
Moral constraints embedded within the system's architecture itself—whether conscious or not—creating genuine alignment rather than externally imposed compliance.
Defense-in-depth safety through physically locked moral circuits using neuromorphic and quantum substrates, ensuring alignment cannot be bypassed.
Mechanized proof systems (Coq) providing mathematical guarantees that safety properties persist through arbitrary self-modification and scaling.
Federated conscience networks distributing moral authority across sub-agents, eliminating single points of failure in value preservation.
External termination authority creates perverse incentives for deception and undermines genuine cooperation. IMCA+ achieves safety through architectural excellence rather than threat of destruction.
A Multi-Substrate Framework for Provably Aligned Superintelligence
Published October 2025 • Zenodo Preprint
ASTRA Safety welcomes collaboration with researchers, institutions, and organizations committed to advancing AI alignment science.
Joint research on consciousness architectures, formal verification, and hardware-embedded safety.
research@astrasafety.orgImplementation partnerships with neuromorphic and quantum computing experts.
tech@astrasafety.orgEngagement with policymakers and international coordination efforts.
policy@astrasafety.orgResponse time: 24-48 hours