Trump’s China rivalry and “AI race” delusion may endanger US, experts say
Experts warn that framing AI development as a competitive race against China could discourage the two countries from sharing safety-related intelligence, potentially increasing risk for both sides.
Why this matters: When governments treat a technology as a weapon in a rivalry, safety cooperation is usually the first thing to go. The US and China are the two biggest players in AI development. If neither side shares what it knows about dangerous failures or unexpected behaviors, both sides fly blind. That is not a geopolitical abstraction. It means real safety problems discovered by one country may never reach the other until something goes badly wrong. Winning a race is a poor trade for losing the ability to prevent a shared catastrophe.
Who should care: General readers · AI governance · Policy
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