Collin Craig

For the last ten years, I have believed that AI will the decisive technology of the 21st century, and that whoever builds and deploys AI will become the richest, most powerful and prosperous nation in history. Access to AI will decide the fate of nations, their citizens and the global balance of power. That is why the race to control the supply chain of Intelligence is already leading to the decoupling of the Western/Chinese supply chains. That started with export controls on US chips to China under Trump 1.0 all the way in 2019. They were extended under Biden. There is no way the Western alliance can shore up the base of its sovereignty and security without America leading the way. And America actually has a significant, though not unimpeachable lead. Despite the mood music between Washington and Brussels, the ‘Pax Silica’ is emerging: a new Western-alliance to protect the Intelligence supply chain. Signatories already include: the EU and UK in Europe; in the Gulf: the UAE, Qatar, and Israel. In South America: Paraguay, Argentina and Chile. In Oceania: Australia. And perhaps most importantly in Asia; India, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and the Philippines. Taiwan - for obvious reasons - is a non signatory participant, but just look to TSMC’s ~$300bn investment to build fabs in Arizona, to understand the depth of its commitment. I truly hope Democratic (and Republican) lawmakers understand what they are doing when they call for ‘bans’ on American SuperIntelligence. The danger is not Superintelligence - it’s not having Superintelligence.