AI progress is not stoppable or controllable by any government, individual, or corporation

AI progress is not stoppable or controllable by any government, individual, or corporation | if we stop today, which we're not and it's not stoppable or controllable by any government or any single individual or corporation | OpenAI DC workshop grants

Key catalyst: OpenAI DC workshop grants

if we stop today, which we're not and it's not stoppable or controllable by any government or any single individual or corporation

AI progress unstoppable/uncontrollable — consistent with geopolitical reality.

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