The Game Theory of Frontier AI | Gennaro Cuofano - LinkedIn
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The AI arms race between tech giants maps perfectly onto classic game theory — and understanding why no one can afford to stop building may be the most important strategic insight of our era.
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Theory Briefing
- Frontier AI development mirrors a Prisoner's Dilemma: each lab knows slowing down is safer collectively, but no one dares blink first.
- The race dynamic between OpenAI, Google, and rivals creates Nash Equilibrium pressures where defection — shipping faster — always seems rational.
- Cuofano's analysis warns that without coordination mechanisms, competitive logic alone could drive AI deployment faster than safety research can keep pace.