What Does “Winning” the AI Race Actually Mean?

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Summary

The article questions the significance of the US winning the AI race, drawing parallels to nuclear weapons development and arguing that other countries may catch up quickly, especially with open-source AI models.

People are so unrealistic about the AI race. What guarantees that the US will reach AGI/ASI or the singularity before a disaster happens? And what will happen the next day after the US “wins” the race? and what will the US actually do? I believe nothing. The same thing happened with nuclear weapons. The US was the first country to develop and use them in 1945, but the advantage didn't last long. The soviet union developed its own atomic bomb in 1949, followed by the UK in 1952, France in 1960 ... The US was first, but other countries eventually caught up. AI could be the same. Even if the US reaches AGI, ASI, or the singularity first, other countries will try to catch up. And because AI is software, it could potentially spread much faster than nuclear technology, including through open source models. So what is the actual importance of the AGI/ASI/singularity race? What happens the day after someone “wins”?
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