COMMENTARY: AI is too big to slow in a geopolitical race ↧ ↧ COMMENTARY: AI is too big to slow in a geopolitical race If cutting-edge AI is truly powerful enough to end humanity, it may already be too powerful to slow down. With the technology now locked in a strategic arms race tied to national security, warnings about its risks may only speed up the dash for hegemony — and bring far greater government control with them.