# The dark side of competition in AI

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDAI 2023
- Speaker: Liv Boeree
- Year: 2023
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Computer science, Business and management, Philosophy
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/liv_boeree_the_dark_side_of_competition_in_ai)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Competition is a core part of human nature, and it can drive us to extraordinary feats. But when it goes wrong, the results can be devastating. Poker champion and science communicator Liv Boeree introduces us to "Moloch's trap" — the dark force of game theory driving many of humanity's biggest social problems, which is now threatening to derail the AI industry.

## Lectures

1. [The dark side of competition in AI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/liv_boeree_the_dark_side_of_competition_in_ai/d32ec68bce0f), 12 min (TED's player)