Scott Alexander publishes 'Against SURA' on LessWrong, admits he ate crow on pause debate
jessi_cata · x · 2026-11-01
Scott Alexander's new LessWrong essay 'Against SURA' argues against the Strategic AI Retirement proposal. He publicly admits he was wrong to mock critics: while he once derided the claim that a unilateral AI pause would let China win, he concedes nobody actually advocates a unilateral pause — calling that framing misinformation. A notable intra-safety-community debate over pause/delay strategy.
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