I think the cat is out of the bag when it comes to AI and its potential, and you simply can't regulate and trust foreign nations to play ball. The possible gain

I think the cat is out of the bag when it comes to AI and its potential, and you simply can't regulate and trust foreign nations to play ball. The possible gains are too big to expect everyone to get together and consider the downside carefully, i.e no coordination on the morality or risks; winner takes all will be the prevalent mindset when the first player hits major strides. It's going to be an arms race sort of scenario aimed at automation and productivity until it reaches the military industry, then we'll see. You know, as I am reading The Cultures series, I can't help imagine how much fun would be to have a Mind taking care of a few things for us.