If we don’t build fast enough, then the authoritarian countries could win.
If you build AI for the US, you’re advancing the capabilities of an authoritarian country at this point. I think people who are worried about authoritarian regimes getting access to AGI should seriously reconsider whether advancing US leadership in AI is the right thing to do. After the new Executive Order, Trump seems to have sole interpretation of law, and there are indications that the current admin won’t follow court rulings. I think it’s quite likely that the US won’t be a democracy soon, and this argument about advancing AI in democracies doesn’t apply to the US anymore.
Yes I’ve heard about it (I’m based in Switzerland myself!) I don’t think it changes the situation that much though, since OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google are still mostly American-owned companies
If you build AI for the US, you’re advancing the capabilities of an authoritarian country at this point.
I think people who are worried about authoritarian regimes getting access to AGI should seriously reconsider whether advancing US leadership in AI is the right thing to do. After the new Executive Order, Trump seems to have sole interpretation of law, and there are indications that the current admin won’t follow court rulings. I think it’s quite likely that the US won’t be a democracy soon, and this argument about advancing AI in democracies doesn’t apply to the US anymore.
Have you noticed that AI companies have been opening offices in Switzerland recently? I’m excited about it.
Yes I’ve heard about it (I’m based in Switzerland myself!)
I don’t think it changes the situation that much though, since OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google are still mostly American-owned companies