Benjamin Todd updates his list of 11 AI risk priorities
ben_j_todd · x · 2026-09-24
Benjamin Todd, founder of 80,000 Hours, updated his essay 'What needs to be done about AI risk,' listing 11 priorities: preparing a China-inclusive strategic slowdown, accelerating alignment research, third-party testing and compute tracking, red lines with emergency off-switches, balance of power, and locking down labs. Full details on his Substack.
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