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AI Chip Regulation Is Not A Dystopian Surveillance State

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AI Chip Regulation Is Not A Dystopian Surveillance State ... Scott Alexander Jul 15, 2026 191 422 20 Share This was one of the most common objections to Plan A . The plan proposes AI chip regulation to ensure that both China and America know where all the chips are, making their deal to regulate AI together “trustless” (ie neither side can defect even if they want to). Several people argued that this kind of regulation amounted to some kind of “Orwellian dystopia” or “global panopticon”. I’m reminded of a story I heard - I can’t find it, maybe one of you can - from a DC insider who said it was

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