International AI Race

Context:
- It can accelerate the development of AI Hardwares and AI Software, and so accelerate the appearance of an AGI Emergence Period.
- It can range from being an Military AI Arms Race to being an Commercial AI Race.
Example(s):
- the one we are currently in.
- …
Counter-Example(s):
- an International Arms Race.
See: Narrow AI, Superhuman Capability, Global Treaty.

References

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/904638455761612800
- QUOTE: It begins … China, Russia, soon all countries w strong computer science. Competition for AI superiority at national level most likely cause of WW3 imo.

http://theverge.com/2017/9/4/16251226/russia-ai-putin-rule-the-world
- QUOTE: Russian president Vladimir Putin has joined the war of words concerning the international race to develop artificial intelligence. Speaking to students last Friday, Putin predicted that whichever country leads the way in AI research will come to dominate global affairs. “Artificial intelligence is the future, not only for Russia, but for all humankind,” said Putin, reports RT. “It comes with colossal opportunities, but also threats that are difficult to predict. Whoever becomes the leader in this sphere will become the ruler of the world.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/opinion/artificial-intelligence-regulations-rules.html
- QUOTE: The problem is that if we do so, then nations like China will overtake us. The A.I. horse has left the barn, and our best bet is to attempt to steer it. A.I. should not be weaponized, and any A.I. must have an impregnable “off switch.” Beyond that, we should regulate the tangible impact of A.I. systems (for example, the safety of autonomous vehicles) rather than trying to define and rein in the amorphous and rapidly developing field of A.I.

http://scmp.com/tech/enterprises/article/2103568/world-dominance-three-steps-china-sets-out-road-map-lead-artificial
- QUOTE: The Chinese government’s July 8 plan aims to keep pace with AI technology by 2020, make major breakthroughs by 2025, and lead the world in AI by 2030.

(Istvan, 2015) ⇒ Zoltan Istvan. March 6, 2015. "A Global Arms Race to Create a Superintelligen AI is Looming."
- QUOTE: … Whichever government launches and controls a superintelligent AI first will almost certainly end up the most powerful nation in the world because of it.

http://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/AI_arms_race
- An AI arms race is a situation where multiple parties are trying to be the first to develop machine intelligence technology.
  Humanity has some historical experience with arms races involving nuclear weapons technology.