Tyler Cowen's doomsday scenario: US regulation hands the AI race to China
Afinetheorem · x · 2026-09-21
Tyler Cowen argues in The Free Press that the overlooked question isn't p(doom) but whether American AI itself is doomed: Democratic leaders echo lab calls to slow down while Warren and Sanders want a pause, and if US regulation bites, China rushes ahead and dominates everything from arms sales to healthcare. Responding, lab researcher @Afinetheorem notes this competitive dynamic is exactly why sophisticated lab insiders push for US-China coordination on AI regulation.
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