AI rules could hand China the win, ex-Pentagon official warns
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A former Pentagon AI official says strict AI regulation driven by "doomers" could give China an advantage and lock the market into two big players.
Will Thibeau warns that fears of an AI apocalypse are shaping US policy in ways that hurt American competitiveness.
He also says the current path entrenches a duopoly between OpenAI and Anthropic, leaving little room for others.
Thibeau argues both extremes in the debate — those who fear AI will destroy humanity and those who dismiss all risk — miss the real picture.