Is it likely that a sufficiently foresighted and desperate CCP could singlehandedly delay the AI race by at least a few years? Currently, it looks like some portions of the CCP are aware of the risks, and becoming more aware over time. On my model, they also seem more likely to understand the value problem, as a lot of their effort is put into fighting against a molochian pull towards freedom, and riding the line between a functioning economy and losing control. If they siezed Taiwan out of both fear for their lives and because it was on the to-do list anyways, how much of a slowdown would we see? Has someone already written about this in detail somewhere?