AI seen as offense-dominant enough to justify concentrated power, post says
iamtrask · x · 2026-07-28
The author argues that this person does not see cyber, bio, and research as a forever cat-and-mouse game that merely trades some defensive advantage for freedom and democracy. Instead, he sees AI as an offense-dominant technology that could kill everyone, which would justify concentrating power.
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