What Would It Take to Actually Trust Each Other? The Game Theory Dilemma
From Your Undivided Attention by The Center for Humane Technology, Tristan Harris, Daniel Barcay and Aza Raskin
January 8, 2026 · 45 min · Episode 123
About this episode
Professor S.M. Amadae discusses the implications of game theory on trust and its influence on various global issues.
Game theory makes the world feel cold and strategic: if I don't race to win, they will. But this logic isn't inevitable — it's invented. Professor S.M. Amadae on the game theory dilemma, how it colonized everything from nukes to AI, and how we escape by reclaiming trust.
People in this episode
Guest: S.M. Amadae
Topics covered
- game theory
- trust
- AI
- nuclear strategy
Keywords
- trust
- dilemma
- colonization
- strategic thinking
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