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The scenario is named for 2027 because the forecast expects the preceding developments to begin paying off then.
Scott Alexander · AI 2027: month-by-month model of intelligence explosion — Scott Alexander & Daniel Kokotajlo · 3 Apr 2025
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“And then we focus on and we name the scenario after 2027 because that is when this starts to pay off.”Play from 7:39Report a misattribution
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