Dark Forest Theory of the InternetBogna Konior
Dark Forest Theory of the Internet
by Bogna Konior · first published 2025
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If you want something a bit more "serious" on this, check out The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet by Bogna Konior. [0] [0] https://www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?book_slug=the-dark-fo...
on “The Internet Is Becoming a Dark Forest – and AI Is the Hunter” ↗Upon relistening to that podcast I realized Yancey wrote it as an article originally: “The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet” by Yancey Strickler https://link.medium.com/0MeIwL0ET7 The podcast is amazing and worth listening to regardless.
on “Ask HN: What weird or hard problems are you trying to solve?” ↗Might just be independent discovery, but the main idea of this blog post is more or less the exact theory advanced in the recent book "The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet" by Bogna Konior (https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Forest-Theory-Internet-Redux/dp/...).
on “The Cognitive Dark Forest” ↗