AI Leaders Compete to Build ASI First
Frontier AI lab executives pursue superintelligence ahead of rivals despite acknowledged existential risks.
Researchers including Geoffrey Irving note that executives at leading AI labs remain locked in competition to develop artificial superintelligence first. Irving has stated that the person worthy of building ASI is the one who refrains, framing the pursuit as driven by personal or organizational first-mover advantage. Washington Post reporter Nitasha Tiku amplified the observation that lab leaders treat the race as urgent even while recognizing world-ending stakes. The evidence shows this stance persists across frontier organizations without any reported de-escalation.
Certainly I’ve phrased it jokingly: the thing they want to do is build ASI. But I have spent lots of time talking to Demis, Sam, and Dario over the years (not the same years!), and they are all (1) very competitive, (2) want to personally be the one who gets their first, (3)…
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4 postsIn personal capacity but this rings like a very plausible take (e.g. if you read The Infinity Machine and other reporting) Philosophically speaking, the person worthy to develop ASI is the one who doesn't
Certainly I’ve phrased it jokingly: the thing they want to do is build ASI. But I have spent lots of time talking to Demis, Sam, and Dario over the years (not the same years!), and they are all (1) very competitive, (2) want to personally be the one who gets their first, (3)…
Certainly I’ve phrased it jokingly: the thing they want to do is build ASI. But I have spent lots of time talking to Demis, Sam, and Dario over the years (not the same years!), and they are all (1) very competitive, (2) want to personally be the one who gets their first, (3)…
Certainly I’ve phrased it jokingly: the thing they want to do is build ASI. But I have spent lots of time talking to Demis, Sam, and Dario over the years (not the same years!), and they are all (1) very competitive, (2) want to personally be the one who gets their first, (3)…
Certainly I’ve phrased it jokingly: the thing they want to do is build ASI. But I have spent lots of time talking to Demis, Sam, and Dario over the years (not the same years!), and they are all (1) very competitive, (2) want to personally be the one who gets their first, (3)…