The second hard national security problem posed by AGI is a systemic shift in the instruments of power that alters military or economic balance more gradually than a wonder weapon, analogous to the Industrial Revolution, occurring over years rather than overnight or across generations.
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“A second problem that I've already alluded to, which stands in contrast to the prospect of a wonder weapon is something that occurs more gradually. It's a systemic shift in the instruments of power that alters the military or economic balance of power. We can think of AGI's influence here in referencing a different historical analogy, like the Industrial Revolution.”
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Artificial General Intelligence's Five Hard National Security Problems— The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & SocietyCreated: 8/11/2026, 7:41:23 AM
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