Bloggingheads.tv Will One AI Rule Us All? (Robert Wright & Alex Komoroske)
Nov 19, 2025
In this engaging discussion, Alex Komoroske, co-founder of Common Tools and former Google product leader, dives deep into the intricacies of AI beyond mere chatbots. He explores the risks of centralized AI, cautioning against the dangers of platforms that manipulate user preferences and amplify biases. Alex also shares his vision for decentralized software distribution, aiming to create tools that genuinely resonate with users, rather than just optimize for engagement. The conversation is a thought-provoking examination of technology's impact on society.
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LLMs Are A New Aggregation Frontier
- Large language models (LLMs) are a transformative technology on the scale of the printing press, electricity, and the internet.
- Aggregator dynamics push LLM providers to become dominant front doors that control ecosystems and suppliers.
The Single Assistant Lock-In
- OpenAI and similar labs aim to build a single super assistant that users rely on for many roles.
- That single assistant model creates extreme stickiness and ecosystem control for its owner.
Qualitative Nuance At Scale
- LLMs enable "qualitative nuance at quantitative scale," letting models analyze unstructured data deeply.
- This capability changes software economics by making bespoke small software trivial to produce.