I think there's a big difference between "socially impactful" and "enevitable seeming break down of our social structures"; that difference being the potential

I think there's a big difference between "socially impactful" and "enevitable seeming break down of our social structures"; that difference being the potential (direct) downside. It seems unlikely that most history or economic research would have the same downsides as AI. Some things in CS are already regulated such as encryption via EAR: https://web.stanford.edu/group/export/encrypt_ear.html https://web.stanford.edu/group/export/encrypt_ear.html