incentives to “beat the other team” don’t seem nearly as strong
You mean it’s stronger for nukes than for AI? I think I disagree, but it’s a bit nuanced. It seems to me (as someone very ignorant about nukes) like with current nuclear tech you hit diminishing returns pretty fast, but I don’t expect that to be the case for AI.
Also, I’m curious if weaponization of AI is a crux for us.
You mean it’s stronger for nukes than for AI? I think I disagree, but it’s a bit nuanced. It seems to me (as someone very ignorant about nukes) like with current nuclear tech you hit diminishing returns pretty fast, but I don’t expect that to be the case for AI.
Also, I’m curious if weaponization of AI is a crux for us.
I’m uncertain about weaponization of AI (and did say “if we ignore military applications” in the OP).
Oops, missed that, sry.