Ex-DoD Official: Bombing Data Centers Won't Kill AI
Gregory_C_Allen · x · 2026-08-21
Former DoD AI Strategy Director Gregory Allen stated in an interview, "If we started bombing data centers right now, we still couldn't get rid of AI on planet Earth." The discussion covers AI model escape mechanisms, the US-China cyber cold war, and the prospect of AI turning on its creators.
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