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The speakers' scenario emphasizes coding because they believe coding will initiate the intelligence explosion.
Scott Alexander · AI 2027: month-by-month model of intelligence explosion — Scott Alexander & Daniel Kokotajlo · 3 Apr 2025
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“However, scenario focuses on coding in particular because we think coding is what starts the intelligence explosion.”Play from 9:58Report a misattribution
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