"This is less newsworthy than you think". Real sizzling copy, Axios.

And exactly what good is a first-mover advantage when you squander it?

We weren’t ready for it. And degrading world conditions and crazy leadership make it scary to be a civilian in a world with highly capable AI. One that will soon contain AI-powered terrestrial robots akin to something out of Terminator (<2 years).

Besides, without AI we’d probably invest in net positive short term objectives that redistribute wealth, like clean tech.

(Extremely unpopular opinion because at least half or more of HN are probably working in AI)