But in terms of AI, what does that actually mean? If the Chinese are ahead of us and have "eaten our lunch," what are the actual effects? Cheaper AI for everyone with the existential threat that they may shut off access whenever they like? We're not building weapons here, there's no end goal unless you believe in the myth of AGI that these companies are pushing. US companies won't suddenly take their LLMs offline if China's become sufficiently advanced.
I mean, that is the shortest term possible thinking. These mortals are only going to keep getting better if we had some sort of inflection point where massive scientific discoveries become easy America loses its advantage and simple terms that just means you’ll be poor. Have less money healthcare will suck. Jobs will be hard to find and you’ll eventually have to do whatever your Chinese overlords tell you.
