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- 1Asahi columnist warns unregulated AI echoes nuclear-era dangers●VOX POPULI: Unregulated AI damns us with ‘two scorpions in a bottle’ dilemma
An Asahi Shimbun 'Vox Populi, Vox Dei' column argues that artificial intelligence left unregulated puts humanity in a 'two scorpions in a bottle' dilemma, a phrase long associated with the risks of nuclear weapons. The piece suggests that competing states and developers, unable to trust one another, may race ahead with dangerous technology that harms everyone. The comparison to the nuclear age frames AI as a survival-level challenge requiring international restraint.