Robert Wright's Nonzero Will One AI Rule Us All? (Robert Wright & Alex Komoroske)
Nov 19, 2025
Alex Komoroske, co-founder of Common Tools and former Google product leader, dives deep into the world of AI and tech aggregators. He highlights the limitations of chatbots, emphasizing that AI's potential extends far beyond them. The conversation explores the dangers of centralized AI and how it influences user behavior. Alex proposes a decentralized software distribution model to counteract these issues, advocating for a tech landscape that prioritizes user privacy and resonant experiences over hollow engagement.
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The Google PM Bible And A Moral Test
- Alex wrote product guidance at Google that many called the 'Google PM Bible,' and still receives gratitude monthly.
- He attributes his approach to habitually analyzing choices against long-term pride and societal impact.
LLMs Are Transformative And Centralizing
- Large language models (LLMs) are a transformative technology on the scale of the printing press, electricity, and the internet.
- Their default market dynamic pushes firms toward aggregator power and extreme centralization.
How Aggregators Capture Ecosystems
- Aggregators win via network effects that concentrate users and control supply.
- Once users centralize, suppliers must play by the aggregator's rules, giving that aggregator outsized power.
