Pundits urge governments to boost state capacity as AI intelligence-explosion risk looms
soumitrashukla9 · x · 2026-09-29
A threaded discussion linking intelligence-explosion risk to eroding state capacity. The original post argues that expanding state capacity alongside capex for the next general-purpose technology is the obvious "no regret" play nearly everywhere, even as state capacity visibly erodes.
The quoted post warns that an intelligence explosion could pose extreme risks—eroding checks on power and loss of control over powerful AI—and recommends policymakers, including heads of government, urgently prioritize: (1) visibility into AI R&D automation, (2) ways to steer and constrain an intelligence explosion, and (3) preparing society for its impacts.
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