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The proposal is to develop roughly human-level AI and then use that stage to buy as much time as possible.
Thomas Larsen · AI 2040: Plan A report - Daniel Kokotajlo & Thomas Larsen · 8 Sept 2026
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“our proposal is basically go to roughly human-level AI and then buy as much time as possible basically with human-level AIs and then have those AIs which are hopefully smart enough.”Play from 58:18Report a misattribution
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