[ExI] Review of AI 2040 Plan

[BillK]

On Mon, 13 Jul 2026 at 16:09, Gregory Jones <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:
> BillK, when governments fund AI development, the result is inherently more risky than if it is developed by private industry.  The government funded AI will be developed with two primary goals: 1) as a means of achieving reelection and 2) as a weapon.
>
> If industry develops AI, the two primary goals are 1) making money and 2) making more money.
> I'll taaaaake... Industry for 500 please Alex.
>
> spike
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AI development is not yet a problem.
It is the no-holds-barred race for AGI that threatens to end humanity.
Improvements to AI can help humans.
But once AGI appears, humans will no longer be in charge.
The AI 2040 plan suggests that a worldwide pause in AI development
might give humans time (aided by AI) to find a path to AGI that
doesn't lead to the end of humanity.

But Gemini thinks such a worldwide pause is very unlikely to be achieved.
BillK