Does AI Competition = AI Alignment? Debate with Gil Mark

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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