Geoeconomics: Wir überlassen die gefährlichste Technologie der Welt privaten Laboren

In 1941, the US government initiated the Manhattan Project to develop atomic weapons, but they never considered outsourcing this task to private labs. In contrast, today, the creation of superintelligent AI models is largely confined to small, loosely regulated US laboratories. President Donald Trump appears to favor maintaining this status quo, believing a strong and intelligent president with a high IQ would suffice.

Trump's concerns about a "cancerous conspiracy" against AI and data centers challenge a clear majority in the country. This debate reached a tipping point in recent weeks, as AI skepticism has become mainstream. It stems from various sources, and one does not need to be a doomsday prophet to believe in the danger of humanity's extinction by superintelligent models.

However, the high estimates of risk by leading AI researchers do not bolster public confidence. Already, control over these technologies is being lost.