Hypothetically, would you rather have:

1. AI is not delayed, but the strongest AI, 10 years ahead of everyone else, is in the hands of a single very powerful corporation
2. All AI delayed by 10 years

10 years is negligible on an evolutionary timescale, so it would be worth the wait IMHO (low individual/high social time preference).

Realistically, however, I acknowledge that 1) would not guarantee the corporation’s moat lasts forever (good!), & 2) would not prevent future consolidation & corporate capture (bad!).

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