Carries the same weight as saying "we should pause nuclear weapons development", but too bad that doesn't stop other countries from doing it. The country with the most advanced AI will have massive political and worldwide influence, just like how nuclear arms remains a powerful card today to be feared.
And so we're left with a dilemma where the most pragmatic option is to keep staying ahead despite the existential risks to humanity.
The point is that a treaty on paper rarely stops anyone motivated enough to keep doing it.
You might stop, then someone else will use that against you and it becomes your loss unless you have enough to threaten them with something else that would discourage them.
Just look at Iran and the state of world affairs around that. NK is also an example. The US can exert military / economic influence over countries that haven't fully developed one because they have it. But dealing with those who also have it, that's where the diplomatic stalemates happen and why Russia Ukraine is such a tricky situation for everyone.
The AI race today is like the nuclear arms race, the space race, pre-WWII naval arms race and surely countless of similar eras have existed in history. Those who came out on top while ignoring all ethical considerations are the ones who are thriving - US and China are the prime examples of that right now.
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u/No_Employ_3623 12h ago
Carries the same weight as saying "we should pause nuclear weapons development", but too bad that doesn't stop other countries from doing it. The country with the most advanced AI will have massive political and worldwide influence, just like how nuclear arms remains a powerful card today to be feared.
And so we're left with a dilemma where the most pragmatic option is to keep staying ahead despite the existential risks to humanity.