‘It’s the modern nuclear arms race’: safety expert Denis Shilov on slowing down AI
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When credible safety voices start using "nuclear arms race" language, the Overton window for hard constraints—treaties, compute caps, licensing—widens. If your roadmap assumes unconstrained model scaling, start scenario-planning for regulatory ceilings on both capability and training runs.
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