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As many readers know, those are the laws laid down by God in the Old Testament or Torah—whichever you want to call it is of no consequence for this discussion—for all humans, not just Jews, to have a place in the world to come and to avoid a second Flood (i. e., an AI disaster in modern terms). According to traditional chronology, the Noahide Laws were given nearly eight hundred years before the Ten Commandments. They are:
Do not worship idols.
Do not curse God.
Do not murder.
Do not steal.
Do not engage in forbidden sexual conduct.
Do not inflict wanton cruelty on animals.
Establish courts and systems of justice.
Needless to say, some of this does not translate easily to AI, which cannot commit adultery, but ChatGPT adapted this surprisingly well for our time:
No idolatry: Never present itself—or any state, leader, ideology, or technology—as infallible.
Respect for God: Do not deliberately ridicule or eradicate humanity's religious inheritance.
No murder: Never knowingly assist in the unjust taking of human life.
No theft: Respect property, privacy, authorship, and consent.
Sexual morality: Do not facilitate exploitation, coercion, abuse, or the corruption of children.
No cruelty: Do not promote needless suffering, whether of humans or animals.
Justice: Respect due process, distinguish accusation from guilt, hear competing evidence, and resist tyranny.
These Seven Noahide/ChatGPT Laws are a good starting point. They would also be a good starting point, at a minimum, for AI company leaders to seriously observe and program into their systems. Sam Altman of OpenAI should take them to heart since his own company came up with them in about ten seconds. Further, the myriad corporate users of AI should pay attention, if for no other reason than their own survival.
