# The AI Race Isn’t Real

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The AI Race Isn’t Real

Canonical citation:
Yonathan A. Arbel & Matthew Tokson, The AI Race Isn’t Real, Lawfare (2026).

Abstract:
Argues that the AI race frame is descriptively flawed and normatively dangerous: AI competition has no finish line, knowledge diffusion weakens durable first-mover advantages, and race dynamics can erode safety, destabilize deterrence, and narrow the set of available policy tools.

Source links:
- https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-ai-race-isn-t-real