The dominance of AI is not inevitable. We can choose to change things for the better | Nick Evershed
TL;DR
Countries have come together before to make international agreements in the face of existential threats With many technological developments, from algorithm-driven social media to AI, many people assume there’s a degree of inevitability to their widespread adoption in society. The argument goes something like this: once the ideas and means to produce the tech are known, then it is inevitable that its usage will spread and we’ll essentially be stuck with it.
Nauti's Take
The piece makes a valuable point: how AI gets used is a choice, and past treaties show countries can agree when stakes are high. The challenge is speed, since AI moves faster than any international negotiation.
For companies it is a signal to treat regulation as something to plan for early rather than dismiss as a brake.
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