A major part of the AI 2027 scenario is a whistleblower coming out saying the AIs are horribly misaligned and labs are racing ahead anyway, after which the government pays attention.
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Scott Alexander, “A major part of the AI 2027 scenario is a whistleblower coming out saying the AIs are horribly misaligned and labs are racing ahead anyway, after which the government pays attention.” (said 3 April 2025). Verdict: not researched. Reliability API, claim c_3c70c75cd4da, method 0.1.0+8bea457b, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_3c70c75cd4da
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