Systems that are hyper-scale will optimize for engagement.

· Bits and Bobs 8/25/25
  • Systems that are hyper-scale will optimize for engagement.
    • That will focus on what we want, not what we want to want.
    • They will over time compete to optimize for our base desires, not our highest aspirations.
    • This is inescapable for hyper-scale single apps, but in a world with LLM's infinite sycophancy it's more dangerous than ever before.