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While many industry leaders publicly acknowledge risks, their actions often suggest conflicting motives. Historically, AI company CEOs have downplayed existential dangers in favor of corporate growth and market dominance. Meetings with policymakers, lobbying efforts, and the rapid scaling of powerful models reveal a disconnect between safety commitments and development pressures.
This "PR shift" might be driven by the belief that building superintelligence is inevitable, and procrastination could cede global leadership to adversaries or rogue actors. The propulsive investment, recruitment of top scientists, and deployment of increasingly advanced models amplify the danger.
The Ethical and Practical Dilemmas
Creating superintelligent AI raises profound ethical questions: