We should prepare a playbook for the day after a warning shot
Imagine in 6 months or 6 years, a frontier AI model goes horribly wrong. Perhaps it releases a synthetic virus which kills hundreds. Perhaps it shuts down the internet. Perhaps it gains control over China's nuclear armament. Fortunately humanity survives without too much lasting damage. But in the immediate aftermath there's a clear call from the people. Something must be done. The question is, what? Without a good answer there is a strong risk that the opportunity is squandered, or worse, that ...
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