Addressing the Risks of AI to the Nation-State: A Global Perspective

The Centre for AI Safety has released a one-sentence statement in May 2023. It reads,
“Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other
societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war.” (Center for AI Safety, 2023).
Write an essay addressing the following question:
Identify and explain the risks AI can pose to the nation-state, and develop a position on how
your identified risks can be addressed.
Your response must engage, include, and/or be based on the following, in a relevant and
logical fashion:
• Based on PBS NewsHour interview of Geoffrey Hinton and one additional reading
from the Reading Materials list below.
• Use and/or engage definitions of the concepts of “globalisation”, “technology” and
“nation-state” as outlined in SCO104 course materials and seminars.