Talks and interviews on organic alignment and the future of AGI as cooperative beings. For essays and research, see our [writing](https://softmax.com/blog).

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## Scaling Up Organic Alignment  
Technical overview of how Softmax uses multi-agent reinforcement learning to evolve cooperation.  
*Softmax Introduction·July 28, 2025*

[Ex-CEO of OpenAI made a new lab to fix AI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgKx0jNOnr8)  
  
DEMi network3.08K subscribers

## Why Nature Holds the Answer to Alignment  
Exploring how biological systems achieve alignment through collective identities and why we should mimic this in AI.  
*Win-Win Podcast·September 29, 2025*

[Emmett Shear - Why NATURE Holds the Answer To AI Alignment](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nkhp-mb6FRc)  
  
Win-Win with Liv Boeree118K subscribers

## Building AI That Actually Cares  
Emmett challenges the steering-control paradigm and explains why AGI must be treated as a teammate rather than a tool.  
*a16z Podcast·November 17, 2025*

[Emmett Shear on Building AI That Actually Cares: Beyond Control and Steering](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua8nPJ1_yk8)  
  
a16z269K subscribers

## Controlling Tools or Aligning Creatures?  
A deep dive into multi-agent simulations, theory of mind, and the moral status of advanced systems.  
*The Cognitive Revolution·December 27, 2025*

[Controlling Tools or Aligning Creatures? Emmett Shear (Softmax) & Séb Krier (GDM), from a16z Show](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4G5zFYT2M8)  
  
Cognitive Revolution "How AI Changes Everything"42.7K subscribers

## Explaining AI to the Humanities  
A philosophical exploration of AI, discussing interiority, art, and why alignment is a shared direction, not a restriction.  
*The Hope Axis·January 31, 2026*

[The Hope Axis #40: Emmett Shear - Explaining AI to the Humanities](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qRgjypTfUs)  
  
The Hope Axis with Anna Gát772 subscribers