Is AI Selfish? | Digital Tonto, our summary

Key Takeaway:

AI, like genes, memes, and temes, must be selfish in order to compete and replicate.

The competition raises important questions about the context we are creating for AI and how the rules will affect our own fate.

Genes act selfishly by working to replicate themselves in the most efficient way, regardless of the organism that carries them.
Memes and temes, elemental bits of culture and technology, also compete to replicate, similar to genes.
AI must be selfish and compete to get itself replicated through us.
The concept of “survival of the fittest” applies to genes, memes, temes, and AI.
Evolution works through inclusive fitness, where genes combine with other genes to create replication ability regardless of the body’s effect.
Ideas that invoke outrage and trigger dopamine rushes have a better chance of spreading in social media, shaping the learning environment for algorithms.
Religion promotes collective action in society and has successfully replicated itself throughout history.
Status games and signaling identity are important in ceremonies and social interactions, where hierarchy and roles play a significant role.
AI algorithms compete in an environment that triggers dopamine rushes, identity signaling, and status games.
We have the power to shape the environments in which AI competes and replicate, from biases to determining success and rewards.
Data, analytics, and AI embed and reflect power structures and differentials in organizations.
We are creating the rules that determine which algorithms survive, replicate, and shape our future.