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Concretely writing out a plan subjects it to greater scrutiny and stress-tests it by exposing it to criticism.
Daniel Kokotajlo · AI 2040: Plan A report - Daniel Kokotajlo & Thomas Larsen · 8 Sept 2026
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“And this is a way of applying more scrutiny to your plan.”
“It's a way of sort of like stress testing your plan because it's opening your plan up to more like.”Play from 13:56Report a misattribution
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