Introducing Plan A
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The AI Futures Project released Plan A, a roadmap describing how the United States and China could safely navigate advanced AI development through the 2040s. The plan's core mechanism is a joint U.S.-China regulatory regime establishing mutual control over chip supply and transparent data centers, with mutual auditors verifying compliance across 98.5% of existing AI computing hardware. Under Plan A, both countries would accelerate AI development together under shared safety constraints from the early 2030s onward, pausing at systems matching top human intelligence levels before attempting further advances.
Why it matters
Plan A is a wish list, a positive vision, and a road map for navigating a future where AI turns out to be transformative.