We should prepare a playbook for the day after a warning shot

In a post on LessWrong, Yair Halberstadt argues that the AI community should prepare a playbook for the day after a frontier model causes a major disaster. He sketches scenarios like a synthetic virus, an internet shutdown, or a nuclear crisis, and notes that while humanity might survive, there would be intense public pressure to act. He recommends drafting concrete policies, executive orders, and public explanations in advance, while keeping a low profile until the moment is right. The piece is a call to be ready to answer that call before the crisis hits.

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