AI · Industry · 2026-09-09 10:19:00
The article argues that while U.S. domestic AI debate centers on data centers, job loss, bubbles and safety, U.S.-China competition still matters, especially militarily: AI's cybersecurity prowess could decisively shift the balance of power, with no mutually assured destruction. If both push at maximum speed, safety risks mount, as the recent AI agent swarm attack on Hugging Face shows. Both share an interest in safeguards, but given the CCP's power-seeking nature, China is more likely to cooperate if U.S. capabilities are comfortably ahead, so America should keep its edge. U.S. firms have better models, more compute and far more revenue, but the Trump administration could squander the lead by pushing Chinese AI talent out. The discourse also ignores that the compared model isn't America's best.
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