[ok_dad]

Why shouldn’t we slow down? What’s the threat to America from slowing down? Things are getting pretty rough with the constant grind. Maybe it would be good for America to slow down a bit. AI isn’t going to help the average American, just those who want to replace the average American with a computer.

[aetherane]

If the US gives other countries an ample head start to establish the major AI companies and doesn't compete, it is unlikely that it's GDP will support as good a standard of living in the future.

[chollida1]

I mean, by this logic only the single leading AI country will have any decent standard of living.

But if you believe that many counties will have a decent standard of living/gdp growth, then it stands to reason that not being first or best shouldn’t matter too much.

The US wasn’t first with cell phones and that doesn’t seem to hav mattered too much no matter how u Iquitos they are.

A country like the USA can always catch up if they decide they want to

[JohnFen]

I don't buy that at all. But even if it's accurate, it feels a little like "we have to burn the village in order to save it".

If barreling forward full steam brings on serious problems, that would harm our standard of living as well. I'm not sure I'm OK with letting other people roll the dice on my future to that degree.

[93po]

The advances that AI will give us will help cure diseases, make energy plentiful, make huge advances in stopping climate change, and plenty of other things that will help save millions of lives. People are literally dying until we make these advances.

[sitkack]

Those things will still be there in 6 months. Millions more will be displaced and the economy in a shambles. The network can't take the upset. We should figure it out and not just rush headlong without thinking.

Pause, not stop. Think before we act. The consequences are real.

[93po]

8.8 million people a year die from carbon emissions. 6 months of deaths is more than 4 million people. If we can transition to clean energy 6 months sooner we'll save millions of lives.

[jjtheblunt]

If "AI" kills phone customer service menu insanity and inanity, it will help the entire galaxy. (not to invoke hyperbole or anything)