100,000-Person AI March Organized via Assurance Contract Could Be Largest Ever
DKokotajlo · x · 2026-10-07
A 100,000-person march on an AI issue is being organized through an assurance contract: instead of RSVPing, participants pledge to attend only if 99,999 others pledge too — the march happens only at 100,000 commitments. Organizer Harlan says pledges are steadily rising despite minimal promotion. The reposter notes it would be the largest event ever created through an assurance contract, an underrated social technology that de-risks collective action.
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