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Governments and corporations worldwide are engaged in a race to build and deploy increasingly powerful AI systems. Companies like Meta, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Chinese entities are investing billions, recruiting top talent with lucrative offers, and striving to outpace rivals. This competitive urgency fosters a "race dynamic" that prioritizes capability over safety.
Historically, technological races—such as nuclear proliferation—have led to mutual risks. Without deliberate global regulation, AI development could mirror this dangerous pattern, with nation-states or unscrupulous actors creating weapons or superintelligences that could threaten humanity.