Why an AI Slowdown Won't Happen: The US Can't Risk Ceding Ground to China
Dr_Singularity · x · 2026-09-12
The author argues an AI/ASI slowdown is impossible for one reason: China. The US will never risk falling behind by even 5%, so the race continues at least into the 2030s and a post-scarcity era; only then might things chill. 'We're still extremely early.'
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