Why Research Transparency Matters in the Age of Superintelligence
DKokotajlo · x · 2026-07-11
The author shared a diagram created when forming "Plan A" to explain to the team why Total Research Transparency and broader transparency are crucial.
A core reason is that if future superintelligent AI deeply impacts critical systems like the economy and the military, power may shift from traditional resources to AI control. Transparency helps prevent excessive power concentration.
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