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Re:Geoffrey Hinton: it might turn out we were better off wit... by WarmWash on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @10:14AM (#50366733)
People don't understand the prisoners dilemma, or they think it is some kind of psychological pseudo science trumped up to make fun pop-sci articles for social media.
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Re:Geoffrey Hinton: it might turn out we were better off wit... by bensyverson on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @10:31AM (#50367010)
Maybe AI lab CEOs will change their behavior once they read about it /s
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Re:Geoffrey Hinton: it might turn out we were better off wit... by WarmWash on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @11:25AM (#50367908)
Probably not, because the are already acting in accordance with it.
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Re:Geoffrey Hinton: it might turn out we were better off wit... by reasonableklout on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @02:27PM (#50370358)
But building AI isn't the same as defecting in the Prisoner's Dilemma because it risks harming the defector too, if there is loss of control.

If we're talking game theory, a better model is the Stag Hunt [1]. At some point the equilibrium strategy is to cooperate.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stag_hunt

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