Simulating an emergency White House meeting on superintelligence pacing
peterwildeford · x · 2026-08-20
Peter Wildeford publishes a thought experiment on what happens if the President summons AI CEOs and security advisors for an emergency meeting on superintelligence. He argues the scenario will feel more like the Cuban Missile Crisis than the NPT due to the urgency. The discussion focuses on how to 'pace' the frontier as AI approaches dangerous thresholds and how to handle the China factor.
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