# The AI Race Decides Every Other Race for Power by Bryant McGill > “Whoever leads in machine intelligence will also lead in the speed at which every other form of power can be acquired, which makes the AI race the race that decides all the others.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower, 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Original authored source:** [[articles/Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen|Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen]], “VII. The Nuclear Analogy Understates It” (September 28, 2026). - **Exact marked source:** “Whoever leads in machine intelligence will also lead in the speed at which every other form of power can be acquired, which makes the AI race the race that decides all the others.” - **Editorial treatment:** The Reminder reproduces the complete marked extraction without alteration. - **Context:** The passage develops [[wiki/AI Superpower|AI Superpower]] inside the article's argument that energy, industry, intelligence, institutions and citizen adoption form one vertically integrated system of national power. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/US-Israel Leadership Alliance|US–Israel Leadership Alliance]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen|Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen]] - **Companion article:** [[articles/Safety Discourse Is Transition Discourse|Safety Discourse Is Transition Discourse]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/AI Superpower|AI Superpower]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/AI Superpower|AI Superpower]] - [[wiki/Nuclear Deterrence|Nuclear Deterrence]] - [[wiki/AI|AI]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Whoever leads in machine intelligence will also lead in the speed at which every other form of power can be acquired, which makes the AI race the race that decides all the others.” — Bryant McGill, Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-ai-race-decides-other-power ```