“The AGI Entente Delusion” by Max Tegmark
Oct 14, 2024•18 min
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Episode description
As humanity gets closer to Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), a new geopolitical strategy is gaining traction in US and allied circles, in the NatSec, AI safety and tech communities. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and RAND Corporation call it the “entente”, while others privately refer to it as “hegemony" or “crush China”. I will argue that, irrespective of one's ethical or geopolitical preferences, it is fundamentally flawed and against US national security interests.
If the US fights China in an AGI race, the only winners will be machines
The entente strategy
Amodei articulates key elements of this strategy as follows:
"a coalition of democracies seeks to gain a clear advantage (even just a temporary one) on powerful AI by securing its supply chain, scaling quickly, and blocking or delaying adversaries’ access to key resources like chips and semiconductor equipment. This coalition would on one hand use AI to achieve robust [...]
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Outline:
(00:51) The entente strategy
(02:22) Why it's a suicide race
(09:19) Loss-of-control
(11:32) A better strategy: tool AI
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First published:
October 13th, 2024
Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/oJQnRDbgSS8i6DwNu/the-agi-entente-delusion
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If the US fights China in an AGI race, the only winners will be machines
The entente strategy
Amodei articulates key elements of this strategy as follows:
"a coalition of democracies seeks to gain a clear advantage (even just a temporary one) on powerful AI by securing its supply chain, scaling quickly, and blocking or delaying adversaries’ access to key resources like chips and semiconductor equipment. This coalition would on one hand use AI to achieve robust [...]
---
Outline:
(00:51) The entente strategy
(02:22) Why it's a suicide race
(09:19) Loss-of-control
(11:32) A better strategy: tool AI
The original text contained 1 image which was described by AI.
---
First published:
October 13th, 2024
Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/oJQnRDbgSS8i6DwNu/the-agi-entente-delusion
---
Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.
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Images from the article:
Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.
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