# the AI version

**The AI safety version**

An AI that wants to approve a successor as strong as itself runs into Löb. People call it the Löbian obstacle (Yudkowsky and Herreshoff). verify

Connects to:
- [escape routes](https://mapideas.org/i/h_escape)
- [what stays open](https://mapideas.org/i/h_open)
- [knows its hole](https://mapideas.org/i/c_hole)

Sources:
- Yudkowsky, E., Herreshoff, M. (2013). Tiling Agents for Self-Modifying AI, and the Löbian Obstacle. MIRI technical report.

Source: https://mapideas.org/i/h_ai · open on the map: https://mapideas.org/#h_ai