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> I do think we should want to win the race

Why, though? I can understand the companies involved wanting to be first in order to maximize their profit, but why should that matter to anybody else?

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Uhh... because nations should care about their economic output? And want to maximize that output all things being equal?

It’s yet to be proven that AI will increase economic output. Some might argue that reducing the economic benefits for the many in order to maximize the output of the whole may backfire horribly over the long-term.

I'm talking about the firms that develop AI. The entire point of the conversation is "why should countries care about businesses being in their country as opposed to elsewhere." The point is obvious that where businesses operate is important to the economic output of a nation.

Sorry, but your attempt to reframe my response was not successful. If AI is harmful to society, the “winning” of the AI race may not be beneficial to that society.

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