I’m not sure I buy that they will be more cautious in the context of an “arms race” with a foreign power. The Soviet Union took a lot of risks their bioweapons program during the cold war.
My impression is the CCP’s number one objective is preserving their own power over China. If they think creating ASI will help them with that, I fully expect them to pursue it (and in fact to make it their number one objective)
I’m not sure I buy that they will be more cautious in the context of an “arms race” with a foreign power. The Soviet Union took a lot of risks their bioweapons program during the cold war.
My impression is the CCP’s number one objective is preserving their own power over China. If they think creating ASI will help them with that, I fully expect them to pursue it (and in fact to make it their number one objective)