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Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google, along with Scale AI's Alexandr Wang and Dan Hendrycks from the Center for AI Safety, has raised concerns about the US government's initiative to develop Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). They argue that this approach could provoke significant backlash from China, potentially leading to cyberattacks and destabilizing international relations. The trio likens the situation to the historical Manhattan Project, suggesting that it assumes adversaries will accept an imbalance in power without resistance.
The authors advocate for a shift in strategy, proposing that the US should focus on deterrents against superintelligent AI rather than pursuing dominance. They introduce the concept of Mutual Assured AI Malfunction (MAIM), which emphasizes proactive measures to disable threatening AI projects. This perspective challenges the prevailing belief that a government-backed AGI program is the best way to compete with China, highlighting the need for caution in the race for AI supremacy.
• US AGI development could escalate tensions with China.
• Focus should shift to deterrents against superintelligent AI.
AGI refers to AI systems with human-like cognitive abilities, which the article warns could provoke international conflict.
MAIM is a proposed strategy for governments to disable threatening AI projects proactively.
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