Sorry to be a Debbie Downer, but I think the argument the commenter is making is "It's impossible to reliably restrict AI development", so safety-declarations,

Sorry to be a Debbie Downer, but I think the argument the commenter is making is "It's impossible to reliably restrict AI development", so safety-declarations, etc., are useless theater. I don't think we're on "the cusp" of AGI, but I guess that just means I'm quibbling over the timeframe of what "cusp" means. I certainly think it's possible within the lifetime of people alive today, so whether it comes in 5 years or 75 years is kind of an insignificant detail. And if AGI does get built, I agree there is a significant risk to humanity. And that makes me sad, but I also don't think there is anything that can be built to stop it, certainly not some useless agreements on paper.