Thank you for your kind words! Of course you can use this essay.
China does come up in our conversations. I didn’t mention it here because the aim of this post is to reflect on what we’ve learned across more than 70 meetings, rather than to present a scripted pitch—no two conversations have been the same! So it doesn’t cover every single question that may arise.
You’re right to point out that this is an important one. It’s too big to capture fully in a format like this, but here’s my view in a nutshell: Broadly speaking, I believe that racing ahead to develop a technology we fundamentally do not understand—one that poses risks not only through misuse but by its very nature—is neither a desirable nor inevitable path. There’s a lot at stake, and we’re working to find a different approach: one in which we develop the technology with safeguards, while ensuring we deepen our understanding and maintain control over it.
Thank you for your kind words! Of course you can use this essay.
China does come up in our conversations. I didn’t mention it here because the aim of this post is to reflect on what we’ve learned across more than 70 meetings, rather than to present a scripted pitch—no two conversations have been the same! So it doesn’t cover every single question that may arise.
You’re right to point out that this is an important one. It’s too big to capture fully in a format like this, but here’s my view in a nutshell: Broadly speaking, I believe that racing ahead to develop a technology we fundamentally do not understand—one that poses risks not only through misuse but by its very nature—is neither a desirable nor inevitable path. There’s a lot at stake, and we’re working to find a different approach: one in which we develop the technology with safeguards, while ensuring we deepen our understanding and maintain control over it.
I suppose part of the strategy in approaching folks with this is to know when/what to hold back, especially an initial cold call.
Thank you again for your work. Thank you 100x.