Default AI scenario is Peter Wildeford's 'Scramble', argue AI safety discussants
sjgadler · x · 2026-09-09
sjgadler and Aidan Clark discuss default scenarios for frontier AI, referencing IFP and AI Futures Project writeups; sjgadler argues the default is roughly Peter Wildeford's 'Scramble' scenario, and that without advance preparation things could get much worse.
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