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- 1Unregulated AI risks becoming a 'two scorpions in a bottle' standoff●VOX POPULI: Unregulated AI damns us with ‘two scorpions in a bottle’ dilemma
An Asahi Shimbun column warns that artificial intelligence left unregulated could trap humanity in a dilemma likened to 'two scorpions in a bottle', a phrase used to describe nuclear deterrence, where rivals are locked in mutual vulnerability. The piece argues that, as with nuclear weapons, safety depends on international rules and cooperation rather than a free-for-all among competing developers.