AI safety is repeating the mistake of assuming a U.S.-China race is inevitable
voooooogel · x · 2026-07-29
The image quote argues that much of AI safety research starts from the assumption that a U.S.–China race is inevitable, then tries to make AI safer under that premise. The author says that framing itself is the mistake: it makes racing look like the default and non-racing look naive.
The post compares this to John von Neumann’s hawkish Cold War logic, arguing that abstract game-theoretic reasoning can drift far from common-sense cooperative strategies. It also suggests intellectuals are especially prone to these traps, because emotional instincts get dressed up as theory.
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