China catches up
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- The US AI industry may face significant challenges due to price wars and scarce profits, as argued by the author since summer 2023.
- High operating costs, unreliability, and easy replication of AI systems create a flawed paradigm that undermines long-term viability.
- The focus on winning the AI race with China could lead to global catastrophes, as it ignores non-zero-sum opportunities.
- Instead of competing on cheap LLMs, the US should prioritize developing AI for science and medicine.
- The AI industry’s approach mirrors fusion energy’s failure, where a single flawed path was pursued due to funding and hype.