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AI Extinction Risk: Can Trump and Xi Act Before It’s Too Late?

The Australian

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The architects of AI are sounding an urgent alarm about the imminent risk to humanity, yet the leaders best placed to ensure safeguards may be too distracted by rivalry to act in time.

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This analysis highlights the urgent warnings from AI developers regarding imminent existential risks to humanity posed by unaligned frontier AI. It examines the geopolitical tension between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, arguing that superpower rivalry may prevent the establishment of necessary global safety safeguards. The piece underscores the critical need for international governance frameworks to mitigate catastrophic outcomes, noting that the window for meaningful policy intervention is rapidly closing.

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