Import AI 473: The US's superintelligence strategy; human brain in a mouse skull; and machine hermeneutics
Import AI runs on arXiv, cappuccinos, and feedback from readers. The main takeaway is that because so much of how the next phase of the AI takeoff will occur is unknown, the best thing is for the US to maintain a “Freedom of Action” strategy. Co-Development; the US leads a consortium (including China) to co-develop safe superintelligence with shared governance, pooled compute, and verification and monitoring.
- ▪Import AI runs on arXiv, cappuccinos, and feedback from readers.
- ▪The main takeaway is that because so much of how the next phase of the AI takeoff will occur is unknown, the best thing is for the US to maintain a “Freedom of Action” strategy.
- ▪Co-Development; the US leads a consortium (including China) to co-develop safe superintelligence with shared governance, pooled compute, and verification and monitoring.
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| Publication time | Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:31:04 GMT |
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Import AI 473: The US's superintelligence strategy; human brain in a mouse skull; and machine hermeneutics Is the wall AI is hitting in the room with us right now?Jack ClarkSep 21, 2026ShareWelcome to Import AI, a newsletter about AI research. Import AI runs on arXiv, cappuccinos, and feedback from readers. If you’d like to support this, please subscribe.SubscribeRAND thinks the best AI strategy for the US is to keep all options open:…It’s not clear exactly what is optimal, so the US should spend money now to preserve options…RAND has published a lengthy paper about what the US should do to “secure geopolitical advantage on an uncertain path to superintelligence”.
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