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How success turns allies into competitors
The article discusses how success can turn allies into competitors, citing Ibn Khaldun's theory that unity leads to internal rivalries as seen in OpenAI's leadership crisis and the Gulf states' shift from cooperation to competition. OpenAI's initial unity over AI development fractured as it gained influence, while Gulf states like Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE now compete in geopolitical and economic domains.
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