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Essays on Plan A

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Jul 30, 2026ACX

Highlights From The Discourse On The Hugging Face Incident

Scott analyzes reactions to the Hugging Face incident and celebrates a major open letter from AI lab employees calling for coordinated slowdowns, which he sees as significantly improving humanity's chances of surviving AI development.

45 min read 6,868 words

AI pause AI regulation AI safety

Jul 15, 2026ACX

AI Chip Regulation Is Not A Dystopian Surveillance State

Scott Alexander argues that Plan A's proposed AI chip regulations are not a dystopian surveillance state, but rather comparable to existing regulations on controlled substances, and that most feared dystopian outcomes already exist in current banking and AI chat monitoring.

26 min read 3,889 words

AI governance AI regulation AI safety