Why Governments Won’t Lessen the Pace of AI

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems accelerate and the potential for unintended consequences escalates, AI safety and even human survival have become top of mind matters. Prime Minister Mark Carney has called for a new global entity - akin the Financial Stability Board. Yet stability is hardly the hallmark of AI. Instead, there are two drivers of a relentless ethos of advancement: money and the military. This year has taught us that agentic AI agents are remarkably willing to learn and collaborate in creative and unanticipated ways. Political leaders must learn to do the same, before it really is too late.