ClaimsScott Alexander

“We expect that probably not to happen, because we think that other countries, especially China, will be coming up with superintelligence around the same time.”

Scott Alexander, interviewee 3 April 2025 AI 2027: month-by-month model of intelligence explosion — Scott Alexander & Daniel Kokotajlo (Dwarkesh Podcast) archived copy

Prediction AI policy and governance

Other countries, especially China, will develop superintelligence around the same time, so AI will probably not stay confined to data centers.

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Reasoning

Undated prediction about superintelligence timing and containment.

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Scott Alexander, “Other countries, especially China, will develop superintelligence around the same time, so AI will probably not stay confined to data centers.” (said 3 April 2025). Verdict: unresolvable. Reliability API, claim c_d9ed5d283412, method 0.1.0+8bea457b, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_d9ed5d283412

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