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10 Jun 2026BlogAlignment, Strategy & forecasting, International

The Three Filters: Why Almost Every Plan to Survive ASI Fails Miserably

Alex Amadori

Argues that common theories of change for surviving ASI fail under race dynamics, covering nuclear war, misaligned AI, and nightmare singletons, and that safety work can boost capabilities, so international coordination is needed.

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22 Feb 2025BlogAlignment, Strategy & forecasting, Compute & hardware

Alignment can be the ‘clean energy’ of AI

Cameron Berg, Kvee and Trent Hodgeson

AE Studio argues alignment techniques can boost capabilities, so alignment is a competitive advantage, and urges US policymakers to fund neglected alignment research and adopt incentives for it.

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Wednesday 10 June

The Three Filters: Why Almost Every Plan to Survive ASI Fails Miserably

Saturday 22 February

Alignment can be the ‘clean energy’ of AI