ControlAI's Connor Leahy on why superintelligence is ‘not a weapon, it's an adversary’
As AI companies race toward superintelligence, governments are starting to push back. Control AI's Connor Leahy joins Equity to make the case for regulation and explain what's changing.
TL;DR
- AI companies discuss superintelligence as inevitable, but recent breaches show deployment risks.
- Connor Leahy of ControlAI advocates stopping superintelligence development due to unmanageable risks.
- Leahy discusses the "Ban Superintelligence Act" and parallel U.K. legislation.
- He views frontier AI labs as political actors, influencing trillions in data center investments.
- The point of no return is when AI can build better AI, creating a runaway self-improvement cycle.
- Leahy supports international "trust but verify" agreements, believing it's not in China's interest to build superintelligence.