The paper refers to a trust concern, which it defines as whether the Middle Powers can trust each other not to develop artificial superintelligence. I think the trust concern is broader than this: the Middle Powers in the coalition need to trust each other to act in concert on all the actions described and not to defect under pressure from the US and China. The big problem is not dealing with the US or China; the big problem is making sure the coalition actually holds.
This is well-worn ground in debt restructuring where we use an agreement called an inte... (read more)
The paper refers to a trust concern, which it defines as whether the Middle Powers can trust each other not to develop artificial superintelligence. I think the trust concern is broader than this: the Middle Powers in the coalition need to trust each other to act in concert on all the actions described and not to defect under pressure from the US and China. The big problem is not dealing with the US or China; the big problem is making sure the coalition actually holds.
This is well-worn ground in debt restructuring where we use an agreement called an inte... (read more)