Uncontained AGI Would Replace Humanity

The moment AGI is widely released — whether by design or by breach — any guardrails would be as good as gone.

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Superintelligence Deterrence Has an Observability Problem

Mutual Assured AI Malfunction (MAIM) hinges on nations observing one another's progress toward superintelligence — but reliable observation is harder than MAIM's authors acknowledge.

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Open Protocols Can Prevent AI Monopolies

With model performance converging, user data is the new advantage — and Big Tech is sealing it off.

In the Race for AI Supremacy, Can Countries Stay Neutral?

The global AI order is still in flux. But when the US and China figure out their path, they may leave little room for others to define their own.

Jul 23, 2025

How AI Can Degrade Human Performance in High-Stakes Settings

Across disciplines, bad AI predictions have a surprising tendency to make human experts perform worse.

How the EU's Code of Practice Advances AI Safety

The Code provides a powerful incentive to push frontier developers toward measurably safer practices.

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How US Export Controls Have (and Haven't) Curbed Chinese AI

Six years of export restrictions have given the U.S. a commanding lead in key dimensions of the AI competition — but it’s uncertain if the impact of these controls will persist.

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Nuclear Non-Proliferation Is the Wrong Framework for AI Governance

Placing AI in a nuclear framework inflates expectations and distracts from practical, sector-specific governance.

A Patchwork of State AI Regulation Is Bad. A Moratorium Is Worse.

Congress is weighing a measure that would nullify thousands of state AI rules and bar new ones — upending federalism and halting the experiments that drive smarter policy.

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