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US urged to consider military action against China's AGI race

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A former White House official has advised the United States to consider extreme measures, including military strikes, to prevent China from achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI) first. Jacob Stokes of the Centre for a New American Security suggested that US agencies should assess the intelligence needed to justify such actions, drawing parallels to the policy development around nuclear weapons. The report he co-authored explores diplomatic, espionage, cyber, and kinetic options to maintain US leadership in the race towards AGI, citing China's advancements in embodied AI as a potential threat to the US's current lead in frontier AI models. AI

IMPACT Suggests extreme geopolitical measures to maintain AI leadership, highlighting the strategic importance of AGI development.

RANK_REASON Policy recommendation involving potential military action related to AI development. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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US urged to consider military action against China's AGI race

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Vincent Chow ·

    US urged to consider military strikes to stop China achieving AGI first

    The United States should start preparing for scenarios where extreme measures must be taken to stop China from achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI), according to a former White House official, including state-backed espionage and military strikes on Chinese data centre…

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