Well its quite simple. If you believe that ASI is the most powerful weapon we can develop, akin to nukes, you would not want your enemy to poses that. If CCP reaches ASI before we do, they could just run it forever in reasoning analysis mode until it discovers and makes a plan to completely take down America (maybe the grid, cybersecurity, all the embedded spy technology they already have in America, or targetted misiles/drones). It could completely once and for all decapitate America in a single shot and solidify China as the undisputed global power. China is already very powerful. Arguably, one of the only real global competition we have.
Well its quite simple. If you believe that ASI is the most powerful weapon we can develop, akin to nukes, you would not want your enemy to poses that. If CCP reaches ASI before we do, they could just run it forever in reasoning analysis mode until it discovers and makes a plan to completely take down America (maybe the grid, cybersecurity, all the embedded spy technology they already have in America, or targetted misiles/drones). It could completely once and for all decapitate America in a single shot and solidify China as the undisputed global power. China is already very powerful. Arguably, one of the only real global competition we have.
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