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Jul 9, 2026ACX

Introducing Plan A

Scott presents Plan A, a detailed roadmap by Daniel Kokotajlo's AI Futures Project proposing a US-China regulatory agreement to safely advance AI to genius-level systems in the 2030s, solve alignment during a controlled pause, then achieve aligned superintelligence by 2040.

33 min read 4,971 words

AI alignment AI control AI development

Nov 26, 2025ACX

Why AI Safety Won't Make America Lose The Race With China

Scott argues AI safety regulation adds only 1-2% to training costs while America has a 10x compute advantage over China, making safety concerns irrelevant to the race; meanwhile, chip exports to China pose a far greater threat that the same critics ignore.

32 min read 4,875 words

AI development AI regulation AI safety