Some would say that the race to AGI is like the race to nuclear weapons and that the first to get there will hold all the cards (and be potentially able to stop others getting there.) It's a bit too sci-fi for me.
If AGI is reached it would be trivial for the competing superpowers to completely quarantine themselves network wise by cutting undersea cables long enough to develop competing AGI
If AGI is reached it would be trivial for the competing superpowers to completely quarantine themselves network wise by cutting undersea cables long enough to develop competing AGI