This competition is sometimes called the AI race.
In practice, though, there are hundreds of AI races heading towards different objectives.
Some races are between private companies and others are between countries.
We did this using a game theory simulation.
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The regulation of AI must consider the harms and the benefits of the technology.
Sensible AI regulation would maximize its benefits and mitigate its harms.
This, according to the UN, has thrust us into unacceptable moral territory.
Each agent was randomly assigned a behavior, mimicking how these competitors would behave in a real AI race.
Thats because the winners of AI marathons werent always those who overlooked safety.
Plus, we found thatregulating AI marathonsprevented them from reaching their potential.
This looked like stifling over-regulation the sort that could actually work against societys interests.
