What Would It Take to Actually Trust Each Other? The Game Theory Dilemma

What Would It Take to Actually Trust Each Other? The Game Theory Dilemma

January 8, 2026 · 45 min · Episode 123

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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.

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