My friend Gil Mark, who leads generative AI products at LinkedIn, thinks competition among superintelligent AIs will lead to a good outcome for humanity. In his view, the alignment problem becomes significantly easier if we build multiple AIs at the same time and let them compete.
I completely disagree, but I hope you’ll find this to be a thought-provoking episode that sheds light on why the alignment problem is so hard.
00:00 Introduction
02:36 Gil & Liron’s Early Doom Days
04:58: AIs : Humans :: Humans : Ants
08:02 The Convergence of AI Goals
15:19 What’s Your P(Doom)™
19:23 Multiple AIs and Human Welfare
24:42 Gil’s Alignment Claim
42:31 Cheaters and Frankensteins
55:55 Superintelligent Game Theory
01:01:16 Slower Takeoff via Resource Competition
01:07:57 Recapping the Disagreement
01:15:39 Post-Debate Banter
Show Notes
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Gil’s Twitter: https://x.com/gmfromgm
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