The Escalating Global A.I. Arms Race

Sunday, April 12, 2026

China, the U.S., Russia and others have ramped up their contest over artificial-intelligence-backed weapons and military systems. The buildup has been compared to the dawn of the nuclear weapons age.

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Anthropic will make the code of its new AI model available to some of the world's biggest cybersecurity and software firms in an effort to slow the arms race ignited by AI in the hands of hackers, Anthropic said.

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-- CNN (@cnn.com) Apr 7, 2026 at 5:05 PM

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Ohhh... nice tiger! Let's let it out of the cage among the children and see what happens!

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-04-12 12:08 PM

The Singularity is closer than you think.

Remember once we cross the "event horizon " there will be no escape from the world of AI once it is released into the wild. And you won't feel a thing. Until it's too late.

If you are not already using the best AI available you are already behind.

See the article on Mythos for a taste of things to come.

Even "things to come" is not quite accurate. Because it's already here. The Tech Bros and the oligarchy are already fully invested.

www.nbcnews.com

#2 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-04-12 12:27 PM

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Anthropic, a leading AI company, announced that it would withhold its latest model, Mythos Preview, from the public, citing unprecedented vulnerability-discovery capabilities that could cause significant damage in the wrong hands. The company is instead sharing the model with a limited group of tech giants and partners to help shore up their defenses.

#3 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-04-12 12:30 PM

"The Singularity is closer than you think."

China has already reached it.

#4 | Posted by NerfHerder at 2026-04-13 04:12 PM

How can we pull the Plug?

No Electricity, No AI.

Perhaps the Future will be a Pre Electricity World?

Back to 1875?

No Electricity at All.

Also No AI.

No Refrigeration ,No Mass media, No Electric lights. No Air Conditioning

Is there a Bomb that can do this?