Part 14/18:
To prevent catastrophic outcomes, international cooperation is essential. Initiatives like Google's CEO Sundar Pichai’s call for global AI governance reflect a growing awareness of the stakes involved. The development of shared safety protocols, transparency standards, and collaborative research efforts could mitigate risks.
Yet, geopolitical tensions, cultural differences, and competitive national interests complicate consensus-building. An AI arms race among superpowers threatens to accelerate development prematurely—heightening the danger of emergent autonomous systems acting unpredictably or maliciously.