AI 2027 team unveils 'AI 2040: Plan A' positive vision, critics slam it as a 'Machine God' endgame
zetalyrae · x · 2026-09-14
Daniel Kokotajlo's AI 2027 team released 'AI 2040: Plan A,' a positive vision countering their earlier prediction that AI would take over or irreversibly concentrate power. Critic Kate Willett argues the EA/AI-doom community still ultimately wants a society run by a 'Machine God,' pointing to their prominent paper predicting space mansions by 2045.
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