It actually ascribes too much agency to individuals.
The technology is out there, there’s no shoving this back in the box. No matter what individuals decide to do, only laws will regulate this, and only laws that can be enforced.
Even if the US decides “no AI” a bunch of other countries are going to laugh at them, and then use AI to beat America at pretty much anything that can take advantage of AI to improve it.
It would be no different than a country refusing to use electricity or automobiles.
It actually ascribes too much agency to individuals.
The technology is out there, there’s no shoving this back in the box. No matter what individuals decide to do, only laws will regulate this, and only laws that can be enforced.
Even if the US decides “no AI” a bunch of other countries are going to laugh at them, and then use AI to beat America at pretty much anything that can take advantage of AI to improve it.
It would be no different than a country refusing to use electricity or automobiles.