The lesser of two evils is unleash the edge AI labs financially. US is showing it's strain in generating innovation. Mura Murati's inkling is nowhere near Chinese lab's innovations and she was the previous CTO of openai.
The "edge AI labs" are both begging for more regulation and a stronger federal presence in their development. Their desire is to be embedded in the killing machine where the monopoly on violence applies, and then abdicate themselves in civil suits when they're held accountable for ethical dilemmas. To get away with it, they have to limit the average Joe and upsell the government the full product.
They will invade Taiwan, US defends, WW3.
If they don't have a military/tech lead, the status quo remains.
If there is a concrete finish line, there are likely no winners.
This is what liability management looks like for proprietary models. If it's not out in the open, then you can be held directly accountable for generating the tokens that kill people. They're having these conversations to avoid being held liable, not because they're offended by people dying because of AI.