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>Even if the US and China were at parity in AI systems, it seems likely that China could direct more talent, capital, and focus to military applications of the technology. Combined with its large industrial base and military-strategic advantages, this could help China take a commanding lead on the global stage, not just for AI but for everything.

China spends 1.5% of its GDP on its military. The US spends 3.5%. I get that the two countries are engaged in competition for dominance, but why is China the bigger threat here?

Also, there are a great deal of groups and institutions out there that are pushing for more diplomacy, more cooperation, and a ratcheting down of tensions. If Dario is going to get political anyway, why not go that route?

[yucatansunshine]

It's also funny that there's a scary implication "China could do XYZ and focus on military applications" when Anthropic and Palantir teamed up last year to offer Claude models to US Defense orgs

https://investors.palantir.com/news-details/2024/Anthropic-a...