There is a growing tension between a company's immediate duty to its shareholders and the collective survival of the global economy. While AI offers massive cost savings, it threatens to erode the consumer base that keeps businesses alive.

In this discussion, we explore the research of Gerry Tsoukalas and Brett Falk regarding the "dominating strategy" in economics. In a competitive market, every company is forced to automate as much as possible to avoid bankruptcy, even if it leads to a scenario where demand is entirely destroyed.

• The mathematical model explaining why competition accelerates the replacement of human labor.
• Parallels between modern tech competition and the classic Prisoner’s Dilemma.
• Why the "Odyssey" analogy suggests we need external forces to prevent companies from following dangerous incentives. ...