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I would add that the public is increasingly concerned about AI progress, which will put a growing pressure on lawmakers.

Of course they want the government to mandate a pause. Cutthroat competition is exhausting, and a legally enforced cartel lets everyone lock in their current market share without the pesky inconvenience of competing.

there is no chance, given the strategic implications for war and economics alone, that governments and other private entities are going to stop pursuing this at a breakneck pace