Moloch - The Deadly Force Driving Humanity To The Brink?

Social media addiction, AI arms races, and nuclear weapons -- all three are significant threats to humanity, and all three issues share a common cause: a force of game theory known as Moloch. Created by filmmaker Dagan Shani @DaganOnAI this short film explores the ideas of Scott Alexander, Daniel Schmachtenberger, and me (Liv Boeree). When Dagan approached me to see if I’d post his film direct to my channel, I couldn’t refuse! I think he’s done an excellent job of compiling the various arguments, so while I can’t take any credit for any of this piece, it is my pleasure to share it with you all, because its message is so incredibly important. Please share and give him a follow at and Chapters 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:39- Introducing Liv Boeree and Daniel Schmachtenberger 00:02:18 - The Concept of Moloch 00:06:34 - 1st Example of Moloch Dynamic - Beauty Filters 00:08:11 - 2nd Example of Moloch Dynamic - Doping in pro cycling 00:10:26 - 3rd Example of Moloch Dynamic - Nuclear Arms Race 00:13:19 - 4th Example of Moloch Dynamic - The AI Race 00:17:29 - Epilogue Supporting Material Meditations on Moloch blog post: Liv and Daniel discuss Moloch & AI on the Win-Win podcast Beauty Filters & Moloch: The Media Industry & Moloch: And if you’re new to my channel, feel free to check out some of my Moloch/game theory related videos too. Liv Boeree