Do you think China and Russia are going to stop working on these technologies just because the west buries its head in the sand? Technical innovation is a race

Do you think China and Russia are going to stop working on these technologies just because the west buries its head in the sand? Technical innovation is a race and unfortunately such technologies that gets us closer to artificial cells that have a huge weaponizing potential will be worked on by someone at some corner in the world. So it's better to be done first by people who believe in rule of law and individual rights.