Comments by "Brandon" (@gravoc857) on "Lex Fridman"
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Moloch is a fictional demon that was formed as a thought experiment to explain a real phenomena that occurs within game theory and evolution.
The simplest way to explain Moloch is to visualize a crowded sports stadium. One individual stands up, which obstructs the vision of the individual behind them. Therefore that individual also stands up as a response. A domino effect gets triggered, and soon you have an entire section of the stadium that is standing up. Essentially it’s a situation that is lose-lose for everyone, as the choice to sit is revoked. Any individual who decides to sit is disadvantaging themselves as they won’t be able to see, and the likelihood that others will sit in response is incredibly low.
Another example is the Instagram beauty filter. Using beauty filters is bad for society as a whole. Yet influencers need to use them, because their competitors are using them. If an influencer doesn’t use a filter, they place themselves at a disadvantage as their competitors will continue to use them. Therefore Moloch is the requirement to use a beauty filter if you wish to stay competitive & maintain the minimum standard of the influencer system.
Moloch is essentially a byproduct of competition in which everyone loses & the winning choice is strangled out of the equation. It’s a closed looped system that demands conscientiousness & effort from several involved individuals to break the cycle. Which is why it’s so difficult because Moloch, group think mentality & the bystander effect go hand and hand.
Moloch in AI development is the forgoing of safety and wisdom in the development of these systems, in an effort to achieve sentient AI first. There’s a capitalistic aspect and a national competition aspect. Whichever company gets to it first will reap immense financial reward. Competitors who aren’t racing to the finishing line & considering the safety & security of these systems are placing themselves at a disadvantage. Nation states have similar incentives, as whichever nation gains sentient AI first, will leapfrog immensely forward in terms of power. Which creates the disadvantage situation of not having this tech. The only way to defeat Moloch in AI development is to convince all parties involved to pause the race & allow the time & thought space to consider safety, security, legislations, and even just the bare bones definitions of these things. Otherwise AI could be a rat race towards the downward spiral of humanity.
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