This is an interview with Jack Shanahan, a three-star General and former Director of the Joint AI Center (JAIC) within the US Department of Defense.

This the first installment of our "US-China AGI Relations" series - where we explore pathways to achieving international AGI cooperation while avoiding conflicts and arms races.

This episode referred to the following other essays and resources:

-- The International Governance of AI – We Unite or We Fight: https://emerj.com/international-governance-ai/

-- Potentia and Potestas: Achieving The Goldilocks Zone of AGI Governance: https://danfaggella.com/potestas

Watch to this episode on The Trajectory YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/kwFu_hrAM4k

See the full article from this episode: https://danfaggella.com/shanahan1

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There three main questions we cover here on the Trajectory:

1. Who are the power players in AGI and what are their incentives?

2. What kind of posthuman future are we moving towards, or should we be moving towards?

3. What should we do about it?

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