A personification(ish) of all the complex, conflicting incentives at play in modern social and organisational systems. Often characterised as a demon - the point being that when a "pointless" tragedy happens or there's terrible customer service, there's a reason, and {its name is Moloch $\equiv$ it's the incentives}. https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/TxcRbCYHaeL59aY7E/meditations-on-moloch