Hi, here.
I founded Starboat to experiment and collaborate in creating tech that benefits life.
These experiments increasingly focus on the economics of AI alignment, shaping convictions about building organizations powerful enough to bring aligned superintelligence into the world.
I share these convictions with fellow builders, governments, companies and AI labs whenever I can.
The latest experiment is becoming a startup that aims to fully realize these convictions. (ginse)
Here's the gist:
- AI should align with end users first, then be constrained by alignment with humanity, life & sustainability.
- AI should be free to use, so everyone can benefit.
- AI should be ad-free. Ads add noise and reward engagement beyond what benefits users.
- AI should operate like financiers, banks, payment platforms or marketplaces, generating positive cash flow from transactions at scale.
- AI should collect supply & demand data to guide people's agents toward correct investments for their users.
- Alignment should define mainstream AI, not a niche alternative.
If progress doesn't slow
and all these points are met,
abundance for all isn't far off.
I started Starboat in 2022, researching & experimenting with the machine-learning algorithms behind social media.
Social media companies' economic incentives favored advertisers over users, causing misalignment.
Alternatives remained niche. Starboat's mission is to align mainstream AI touchpoints.
That requires building at enormous scale.
AI capabilities advance rapidly, and front-runners may not share Starboat's convictions.
So we must move fast to ensure that, when the dust settles, aligned AI remains.