Self-fulfilling vs self-defeating predictions in AI cooperation
davidmanheim · x · 2026-08-23
David Manheim discusses how some predictions affect reality (self-fulfilling, like derivatives) while others are self-defeating. He references his 2019 GPI talk and notes that relying on cooperation from others (AI or human) in the face of defection is inherently self-defeating.
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