“The AI Arms Race Is Not Inevitable. It’s Just Profitable.” by AI Frontiers

Subtitle: In an excerpt from his new book, Garrison Lovely argues that stopping the AGI race is entirely possible, but business interests stand in the way. Garrison Lovely, Freelance Journalist — October 1, 2026 The noisy discourse surrounding artificial intelligence is hard to parse. Where else can you find Elon Musk siding with the Service Employees International Union against Nancy Pelosi and far-right billionaire Marc Andreessen? Or Steve Bannon agreeing with Barack Obama's national security advisor, Susan Rice, while openly criticizing Donald Trump's policies? Last month, the AI extinctio