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The speaker considers it unresolved how many algorithmic improvements are needed to reach the discussed AI level and how different those improvements must be from current systems.

Thomas Larsen · AI 2040: Plan A report - Daniel Kokotajlo & Thomas Larsen · 8 Sep 2026

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“exactly how many algorithmic improvements and how qualitatively different do they need to be from current systems?”
“And that's a very open question from my perspective.”
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