Superintelligence Strategy: Deterrence, Nonproliferation and Competitiveness - #25
Series: “Controversies”
Introduction
Welcome back to Controversies, the series where we turn up the heat on today’s most pressing debates in AI. This week, we’re shining a spotlight on an emerging fault line with monumental implications: the race to develop superintelligent AI. Picture systems so far beyond human-level intelligence that they could alter the balance of power between nations, redefine our economic pillars, and potentially slip beyond our control. Enthusiasts say this is the unstoppable wave of innovation—detractors warn it’s an existential gamble no government can afford to lose.
In this post, we’ll probe:
Deterrence Dilemmas: The high-stakes game of preventing any single power from dominating AI—or letting AI itself run amok.
Nonproliferation Challenges: Why restricting advanced AI chips, code, and know-how might be the new frontier of global security policy.
Competitiveness Imperatives: How nations can harness AI for their own strength and prosperity without destabilizing the wider world.
Strap in—this promises to be one of the most consequential deep dives you’ll encounter in AI. If you’re ready to explore the political flashpoints, ethical hazards, and once-in-a-century opportunities tied to superintelligence, subscribe now and join a community that wants to shape the future with eyes wide open.
Quick Note on the Authors
The “Superintelligence Strategy” was co-authored by Dan Hendrycks, Eric Schmidt, and Alexandr Wang—an impressive trio. Hendrycks, Director of the Center for AI Safety, brings deep expertise in ensuring that increasingly powerful models don’t outpace our ability to govern them. Schmidt, former CEO of Google, has long emphasized AI’s role in reshaping markets and geopolitics. Wang, founder and CEO of Scale AI, has practical, hands-on experience deploying AI at scale across industries. Their combined insights anchor this report as both a wake-up call and a strategic roadmap for the era of superintelligent AI.