Paul Scharre on AGI could quickly lead to superintellig…

Paul Scharre

CNAS executive and weapons expert

In this scenario, AGI leads to an “intelligence explosion” in which AI accelerates further progress in building more advanced AI. This leads to artificial superintelligence, which vastly outperforms even the most intelligent humans.

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Paul Scharre, “The AGI Moment: Strategies and Recommendations for an Uncertain Future,” Center for a New American Security, September 21, 2026. The report describes the intelligence-explosion scenario in which AGI accelerates the creation of more advanced AI, leading to artificial superintelligence.

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