This matches the pattern for at least a few high-profile American technology successes, e.g. Apollo and the Manhattan Project.
I note that Kalil did not speak to results per se, but rather considered the mark of success being a lot of energy directed towards whatever the goal was. It is useful to think about all the things that are considered successes from the government perspective while having lots of operational failures, e.g. recent wars or the ACA.
The argument for the difference in these cases is largely that exceptional leaders were chosen to lead them; for Europe also had a version of the Apollo program which failed, and the Nazi bomb program failed. Not came in second, mind you—but failed completely in their aims. So who would be the Mueller or Groves for the AI safety program?
This matches the pattern for at least a few high-profile American technology successes, e.g. Apollo and the Manhattan Project.
I note that Kalil did not speak to results per se, but rather considered the mark of success being a lot of energy directed towards whatever the goal was. It is useful to think about all the things that are considered successes from the government perspective while having lots of operational failures, e.g. recent wars or the ACA.
The argument for the difference in these cases is largely that exceptional leaders were chosen to lead them; for Europe also had a version of the Apollo program which failed, and the Nazi bomb program failed. Not came in second, mind you—but failed completely in their aims. So who would be the Mueller or Groves for the AI safety program?