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Apr 30, 2026ACX

What Deontological Bars?

Scott explores what constitutes a deontological bar (hard moral rule) by examining when consequentialist reasoning should be constrained, using debates within AI safety about working with AI companies versus pursuing regulation as his main examples.

11 min read 1,687 words

AI policy AI safety consequentialism

Sep 11, 2025ACX

Book Review: If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies

Scott reviews a new book by Yudkowsky and Soares that makes an uncompromising case for halting AI development to prevent human extinction, analyzing both its arguments and its potential impact as a call to action.

46 min read 7,096 words

ai safety book review Eliezer Yudkowsky