Win-Win with Liv Boeree #00 - Daniel Schmachtenberger - AI, Capitalism, Misalignment & Moloch
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Feb 21, 2025 
Daniel Schmachtenberger, a founding member of The Consilience Project, explores the intersection of AI, capitalism, and societal crises. He discusses the Moloch framework, highlighting how unhealthy competition and negative incentives affect our world. The dangers of AI, particularly in arms races and environmental degradation, are examined, as well as the risks posed by misaligned artificial general intelligence. Schmachtenberger calls for global cooperation to address these pressing issues and emphasizes the need for wisdom alongside intelligence in technological advancement.
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Moloch: God of Negative-Sum Games
- Moloch represents unhealthy competition where agents sacrifice values to win.
- This creates negative-sum games, harming everyone involved and the wider system.
Moloch in Action: Beauty Filters and More
- Beauty filters exemplify Moloch; users sacrifice self-esteem for likes, creating misery.
- Climate change, pollution, and arms races are other examples of Moloch's influence.
Moloch and Coordination Failures
- Moloch, as the god of coordination failures, explains negative outcomes nobody wants.
- Examples include arms races and environmental destruction driven by individual incentives.
