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Former DeepMind Exec Warns AI Arms Race Framing Could Lead to Disaster
Verity Harding, former head of global public policy at Google DeepMind, argues in her new essay anthology that the metaphor of an AI arms race is fundamentally dangerous. She warns that framing AI as a lethal weapon undermines international cooperation and could lead to a worst-case scenario, citing the Trump administration's nationalist rhetoric and export controls as symptoms.
Jul 8, 2026 1 source