Safeguarding AI with Connor Leahy

So this is, I think, the first of many.

I think it was one of the first of many bills calling for the banning of superintelligence.

I very much look forward to the Republican answer to this bill and others beyond as well.

Fundamentally, is that things are gaining steam very rapidly, very rapidly.

Again, the point is just like, no, we don't want superintelligence.

And we don't want a voluntary testing regime or some nonsense like this.

This is a national security threat.

We cannot allow its creation.

We must both to prohibit its development domestically and actively prevent its development abroad, because that's the next big question.

This is not just an America issue.

There are other people.

Like

the China problem, right?

Exactly.

Fundamentally, China is currently our adversary and is actively racing towards dangerous AI systems to out-compete us both economically and militarily.

We cannot allow America to fall behind.

This is absolutely the case.

But what's important to understand is that while it is important that we retain American dominance on economic and military uses of AI and other technologies, Superintelligence will not give us any form of military dominance or economic benefits.

If you build a superintelligence, if America builds superintelligence, this won't allow America to be a great country.

It will make America cease to exist as will China and all other countries.

Do the Chinese feel the same way about that? I mean I would think that they want to protect themselves too.

Like they have vested interest in not losing control over this.

As much as they want to accelerate development to be the winners in this race, they don't – they have to see the dangers for themselves as well, right? Yeah.

Exactly.

If China builds superintelligence, it will not allow China to achieve dominance.

So this is, I think, the first of many.

I think it was one of the first of many bills calling for the banning of superintelligence.

I very much look forward to the Republican answer to this bill and others beyond as well.

Fundamentally, is that things are gaining steam very rapidly, very rapidly.

Again, the point is just like, no, we don't want superintelligence.

And we don't want a voluntary testing regime or some nonsense like this.

This is a national security threat.

We cannot allow its creation.

We must both to prohibit its development domestically and actively prevent its development abroad, because that's the next big question.

This is not just an America issue.

There are other people.

Like

the China problem, right?

Exactly.

Fundamentally, China is currently our adversary and is actively racing towards dangerous AI systems to out-compete us both economically and militarily.

We cannot allow America to fall behind.

This is absolutely the case.

But what's important to understand is that while it is important that we retain American dominance on economic and military uses of AI and other technologies, Superintelligence will not give us any form of military dominance or economic benefits.

If you build a superintelligence, if America builds superintelligence, this won't allow America to be a great country.

It will make America cease to exist as will China and all other countries.

Do the Chinese feel the same way about that? I mean I would think that they want to protect themselves too.

Like they have vested interest in not losing control over this.

As much as they want to accelerate development to be the winners in this race, they don't – they have to see the dangers for themselves as well, right? Yeah.

Exactly.

If China builds superintelligence, it will not allow China to achieve dominance.