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Researcher argues that building safe superintelligent AI is only feasible if ASI development is globally prohibited to prevent competitive pressures.

Researcher argues that building safe superintelligent AI is only feasible if ASI development is globally prohibited to prevent competitive pressures.

The article critiques various proposed approaches to safe ASI, including aligned superintelligence, tool AI, and non-agentic systems, calling most suggestions unworkable.

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