Fei-Fei Li: Global Harm If US Fails to Show Positive AI Path

Li's warning reframes AI governance as a question of global credibility rather than domestic regulation: if the US cannot model a constructive trajectory, other actors will fill the vacuum with their own norms and standards. That matters most for researchers, policymakers and firms whose cross-border work depends on shared expectations. The open question is whether cooperation on responsible development can be organized before competing national approaches harden.