ABSTRACT
Addressing risks posed by individual AI systems alone is insufficient, as many challenges in AI safety come from the interaction of multiple AI developers, nations or other actors pursuing their self-interest. The principles of game theory help to explain how rational self-interest can lead to collectively undesirable results. Theories of conflict in international relations can be used to analyze under what circumstances the developers of advanced AI systems or the systems themselves might come into conflict with each other, which could lead to violent consequences. Lastly, the concept of Generalized Darwinism, which expands evolution by natural selection beyond biology, may also provide a useful lens to understand how the diffusion of AI systems in society could lead to an erosion of human control over AI.
