Current AI policy fights are just the prelude to ASI-era conflicts
jachiam0 · x · 2026-07-28
The author argues that current AI policy battles are mostly a prelude: the real fights will begin once ASI starts producing scientific breakthroughs and novel technologies that look like magic.
In that future, today’s framings will likely be inadequate, and many of the people shaping current debates may be poorly prepared for the far more consequential conflicts ahead.
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