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In the described war-game scenario, an incumbent president accelerates the push to achieve superintelligence before the next election to remain in control instead of his successor.

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

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“So we're going to basically accelerate the timeline and try to get to superintelligence before the next election so that I can be the one in charge instead of my successor,”

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