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Leopold Aschenbrenner - China/US Super Intelligence Race, 2027 AGI, & The Return of History

Dwarkesh Podcast

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Implications of Building AI Clusters and Strategic Competition

This chapter explores the energy requirements for AI clusters, emphasizing the importance of building them in secure locations like the United States. It also discusses the significance of compute power in the Middle East, potential risks of high compute ratios, and the strategic competition between autocracies and democracies in AGI development.

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