'Getting there first' won't save AI safety: a nuclear proliferation analogy goes viral
ryanorban · x · 2026-10-04
Developer ryanorban questions whether AI safety will only become enforceable after someone dies.
Pushing back on the "we have to get there first" mindset, he cites the Manhattan Project: the US built the bomb first, yet proliferation happened anyway and first-movers couldn't dictate the world's rules. His argument: rushing to AGI first won't let anyone control the outcome, so why would AI be any different? A pointed opinion piece resonating in AI safety circles.
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