Our government is determined to lose the AI race in the name of winning the AI race.

The least we can do, if prioritizing winning the race, is to try and actually win it.

It is one thing to prioritize ‘winning the AI race’ against China over ensuring that humanity survives, controls and can collectively steer our future. I disagree with that choice, but I understand it. This mistake is very human.

I also believe that more alignment and security efforts at anything like current margins not only do not slow our AI efforts, they would actively help us win the race against China, by enabling better diffusion and use of AI, and ensuring we can proceed with its development. So the current path is a mistake even if you do not worry about humanity dying or losing control over the future.

However, if you [...]

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Outline:

(05:06) Some of What Is Being Incorrectly Claimed

(07:31) Response to Eric Schmidt

(08:14) China and the AI Missile Gap

(09:53) To Preserve Your Tech Edge You Should Give Away Your Tech Edge

(11:02) To Preserve Your Compute Edge You Should Sell Off Your Compute

(13:17) Shouting From The Rooftops: The Central Points to Know

(15:01) The Longer Explanations

(36:30) The Least We Can Do

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First published:
May 14th, 2025

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/FBZmnmbDBqhmhGhby/fighting-obvious-nonsense-about-ai-diffusion

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“Fighting Obvious Nonsense About AI Diffusion” by Zvi

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