This Should Blow Your Mind
Watch now (7 mins) | Three things about AI that everyone should know October 2026 and what AI governance professionals should do about it | Edition #333
TL;DR
- There are two major AI races: U.S. vs. China for AI superpower status, and a race among frontier AI labs to achieve superintelligence.
- The race among AI labs is more urgent, with potential achievements of superintelligence by mid-2027.
- This lab-driven AI race is fueled by funding, egos, ideologies, liability concerns, and competition with China.
- Unlike past technological races, this one may make effective AI governance and security extremely difficult or impossible once a lab 'wins'.