Three actions to take now for the superintelligence scramble
peterwildeford · x · 2026-08-20
To prepare for a potential superintelligence crisis, the author suggests three immediate actions: 1. Grand-challenge prizes for deployable monitoring tools rather than speculative architectures; 2. Map the existing toolkit to see what spies, satellites, and inspections can do on day one; 3. Draft the memo for the emergency White House meeting.
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