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"Markets. The quintessential case of collusion in mixed-motive settings is markets, in which efficiency results from competition, not cooperation. While this is not a new problem, collusion between AI systems is especially concerning since they may operate inscrutably due to the speed, scale, complexity, or subtlety of their actions.17 Warnings of this possibility have come from technologists, economists, and lega...

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AI Risk7. AI System Safety, Failures, & Limitations7.6 > Multi-agent risks2 - Post-deployment

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"Markets. The quintessential case of collusion in mixed-motive settings is markets, in which efficiency results from competition, not cooperation. While this is not a new problem, collusion between AI systems is especially concerning since they may operate inscrutably due to the speed, scale, complexity, or subtlety of their actions.17 Warnings of this possibility have come from technologists, economists, and legal scholars (Beneke & Mackenrodt, 2019; Brown & MacKay, 2023; Ezrachi & Stucke, 2017; Harrington, 2019; Mehra, 2016). Importantly, AI systems can collude even when collusion is not intended by their developers, since they might learn that colluding is a profitable strategy."

Domain7. AI System Safety, Failures, & Limitations
Subdomain7.6 > Multi-agent risks
Entity2 - AI
Intent1 - Intentional
Timing2 - Post-deployment
CategoryCollusion
SubcategoryMarkets

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