"I find it an insane proposition that the US government will let a random SF startup develop superintelligence. Imagine if we had developed atomic bombs by letting Uber just improvise.

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It is a delusion of those who have unconsciously internalized our brief respite from history that this will not summon more primordial forces. Like many scientists before us, the great minds of San Francisco hope that they can control the destiny of the demon they are birthing. Right now, they still can; for they are among the few with situational awareness, who understand what they are building. But in the next few years, the world will wake up. So too will the national security state. History will make a triumphant return.

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While there’s a lot of flux in the exact mechanics, one way or another, the USG will be at the helm; the leading labs will (“voluntarily”) merge; Congress will appropriate trillions for chips and power; a coalition of democracies formed."

- Leopold Aschenbrenner, Situational Awareness - The Decade Ahead (2024)