Comment by Michael Froman

We must ask not only whether the United States can be sovereign if the government lacks unfettered access to the most powerful AI models — but also whether we, the people, can remain sovereign if the government deploys those models, unfettered, in its mandate to keep us safe. [...] The government, to enhance its sovereign powers, would demand to become the ultimate power user of AI — co-opting the tools produced by U.S. firms for national security, at scale and on its own terms. [...] These decisions are being made on the fly, absent a domestic regulatory framework, clear government policies — legislative or otherwise — and any semblance of public consensus.