I find the Biden chip export controls a step in the right direction, and it also made me update my world model of compute governance being an impactful lever. However, I am concerned that our goals aren’t aligned with theirs; US policymakers’ incentive right now is to curb China’s tech growth and fun trade war reasons, not pause AI.
This optimization for different incentives is probably going to create some split between US policymakers and AI safety folks as time goes on.
It also makes China more likely to treat this as a tech race, which sets up interesting competitive race dynamics between the US and China, which I don’t see talked about enough.
(Copying my quick take from the EA Forum)
I find the Biden chip export controls a step in the right direction, and it also made me update my world model of compute governance being an impactful lever. However, I am concerned that our goals aren’t aligned with theirs; US policymakers’ incentive right now is to curb China’s tech growth and fun trade war reasons, not pause AI.
This optimization for different incentives is probably going to create some split between US policymakers and AI safety folks as time goes on.
It also makes China more likely to treat this as a tech race, which sets up interesting competitive race dynamics between the US and China, which I don’t see talked about enough.