The article argues that recent executive overreach and politicization have severely undermined established norms of U.S. civil-military relations. To restore professional standards, the incoming Congress must actively exercise its oversight powers, moving beyond mere criticism to demanding transparency in defense policy and personnel decisions. Key reforms include enforcing meritocratic promotion processes, requiring documented justification for senior officer removals, and preventing the partisan use of the military. These actions are crucial for bolstering public trust and ensuring the military remains a nonpartisan instrument of civilian control.
Why AI safety requires more than industry self-regulation
English Summary
The Brookings article argues that effective AI safety requires robust federal oversight, rather than relying on industry self-regulation. Key evidence shows that leading AI companies, while warning of existential risks, have historically prioritized scaling capabilities and private gain, a trend exacerbated by the geopolitical 'race with China.' This competitive focus has allowed industry executives to act as 'pseudo-governments,' making decisions that favor profit over public safety. Policymakers must therefore intervene to replace unilateral corporate decisions with public interest-oriented standards regarding tolerable risk, safeguards, and model release schedules, shifting the focus from zero-sum competition to global cooperation.
中文摘要
該布魯金斯學會的文章指出，有效的AI安全保障需要強健的聯邦層級監管，而非依賴產業的自我規範。關鍵證據顯示，領先的AI公司雖然警告存在生存風險，但歷史上卻優先追求擴大能力和私營利益，而這種趨勢因地緣政治的「與中國的競賽」而加劇。這種競爭焦點使得產業高管能夠充當「擬態政府」，做出偏重利潤而非公共安全的決策。因此，政策制定者必須介入，用以公共利益導向的標準取代單邊的企業決策，這些標準應涵蓋可容忍的風險、安全保障和模型發布時程，從而將重點從零和競爭轉向全球協作。
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