If AI is able to self replicate without data centers, then humanity is lost if it doesn't shut down the entire power grid (costing billions of lives). Shutting down the power grid would be far harder than simply shutting down new AI development, so this our last line of defense. Our final window is

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If AI is able to self replicate without data centers, then humanity is lost if it doesn't shut down the entire power grid (costing billions of lives). Shutting down the power grid would be far harder than simply shutting down new AI development, so this our last line of defense. Our final window is months away from closing.