"Just cut the power grid" won't stop AI risk: game theory makes a global off-switch implausible
trevposts · x · 2026-09-14
Responding to the claim that an AI apocalypse is preventable by shutting off the power grid, the author argues no single button exists: a country that underweights AI risk could keep compute running for military advantage over a rival, and another might lack the state capacity to shut everything down — a coordination problem, not a technical one.
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