> A nation that possesses powerful AI facing one without it—or even facing one that is behind in AI by 3 years—could be the equivalent of an army of World War II Marines facing an army of medieval swordsmen.

This is a somewhat ironic take from someone who very publicly feuded with the US government about whether their AI could be used for waging war.

His entire "I Have No Moat And I Must Scream" essay rests on the assumption that our government will remain aligned with both his own company's interests and those of our democratic society as a whole... as if our government is even starting out from such a position. After his recent head-butting defeat by Hegseth's Department of War (sic), it's just downright surreal to read passages like this:

    Frontier AI models, like airplanes, should be 
    required to go through technical testing and 
    auditing, and their release should be blocked 
    or reversed as a threat to public safety if 
    they do not meet high standards of safety. 
    I am grateful to see the Trump administration’s 
    Executive Order move incrementally towards a 
    greater role for government in AI, though 
    Anthropic’s proposal recommends even further action.