Our response to Séb Krier on Plan A

LessWrong is reporting on a response from researchers who developed AI 2040: Plan A. Critics said their policy proposal for coordinating AI development amounts to central planning reflecting tech-industry groupthink. The authors say their approach differs fundamentally: it calls for total transparency in AI research, allowing private companies to iteratively solve alignment problems while regulators establish basic safety guardrails by banning the most dangerous practices. The crucial element, they argue, is publishing all evidence behind those regulatory decisions so researchers and the public can examine and challenge them.

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