Why Governments Struggle to Keep Pace With AI's Exponential Growth

AI's capabilities are advancing exponentially—moving in years through capabilities that policy-makers typically need decades to address—creating a dangerous gap between technological change and regulatory response. This mismatch threatens to leave societies unprepared for AI's transformative impact on economics, security, and geopolitics. Policy advocates including Anthropic are calling for accelerated action on transparency legislation, export controls, and data monitoring, but current efforts remain inadequate to address the scale of disruption ahead.