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The speaker proposes advancing AI only to a capability level that can be reliably controlled, and relinquishing control only once alignment is sufficiently solved.
Daniel Kokotajlo · AI 2040: Plan A report - Daniel Kokotajlo & Thomas Larsen · 8 Sep 2026
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“you basically go up until the level that you feel like you can control reliably until you feel confident that you've solved alignment enough that you can give up on control.”1:18:50Report a misattribution
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