mattyglesias' five-step AI governance order: transparency first, then export controls
trevposts · x · 2026-09-10
Responding to the 'China competition means we can't shut it down' argument, mattyglesias lays out a different order of operations: (1) basic domestic transparency/eval rules; (2) in exchange, US firms get stricter chip export controls and distillation protections; (3) with China slowed, domestic pace can also slow; (4) using that credible commitment, pursue an international deal; (5) enabling genuine global frontier regulation.
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