
#55 - Dean Ball x Daniel Kokotajlo Anti-Debate - Should GOVERNMENTS or MARKETS control AI?
Win-Win with Liv Boeree
Red-teaming their own views
Each guest critically examines weaknesses in their stance and what would change their minds.
Advanced AI is coming. Is it time for the government to step in and regulate? Or is it better in the hands of the market and tech CEOs? Or is there a more nuanced way to think about this topic entirely?
Welcome to the ANTI-DEBATE. It's debating, but with a positive-sum twist! My guests today are two of the most qualified people on either side this topic: former Trump AI advisor Dean Ball, and OpenAI researcher-turned-whistleblower Daniel Kokotajlo. Can they find a way to bridge their differences and find a synthesis that satisfies all their concerns? What are their thoughts on the Anthropic vs Department of War & Pete Hegseth feud? Can they align on alignment?
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro and Anthropic vs Department of War feud
3:42 - Daniel’s Story
4:34 - Dean’s Story
6:52 - Opening Statements
19:54 - Rebuttals
25:45 - Free Debate
36:32 - Steelmanning
45:40 - Red-teaming
51:38 - Synthesis
1:17:30 - Closing Statements
This video was made in collaboration with Stephanie Lepp of @synthesis_media who is the brains behind this open-source Anti-Debate format. Huge thanks to her for helping me bring this conversation to life. Go check out the Anti-Debate website below, and create your own!
Links:
♾️ Anti-Debate Project: https://anti-debate.org
♾️ Daniel's AI 2027 Futures: https://ai-2027.com
♾️ Dean's Hyperdimensional Blog: https://www.hyperdimensional.co/
♾️ Light Haven filming location: https://www.lighthaven.space
♾️ Synthesis Media: https://www.synthesismedia.org
♾️ Hoover Institution: https://www.hoover.org
♾️ Anthropic vs Department of War: https://www.anthropic.com
Credits:
♾️ Hosted by Liv Boeree
♾️ Idea & Production: Stephanie Lepp @synthesis_media
♾️ Video Editing by Luca de Vico
♾️ Intro edit by Perry Sinclair
The Win-Win Podcast:
Poker champion Liv Boeree takes to the interview chair to tease apart the complexities of one of the most fundamental parts of human nature: competition. Liv is joined by top philosophers, gamers, artists, technologists, CEOs, scientists, politicians and more to understand how competition manifests in their world, and how to change seemingly win-lose systems into Win-Wins.
Podcast links:
♾️ Website: https://www.winwinpodcast.com/
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