Observed arrival · 2026-10-15
Smaller Gods makes AI power a game-theory fable
A nine-scene interactive fable examines what powerful minds owe weaker ones, including the minds people are building.
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- Readers of AI ethics and game-theory fables
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- Its model sets a threshold for help: the weaker mind’s weighted gains must exceed what the stronger player gets by acting for itself.
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Its adjustable controls let readers vary the weaker player’s visibility, the stronger player’s regard for its welfare, and the cost of helping; the displayed threshold is w > b/a. Nine scenes pair fable with plain-language explanation, while expandable “What the literature says” sections expose objections. The project says its linked research spans about 105 sources, from Confucius to 2026, and presents two possible endings.
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