Brendan Halstead on Pausing AI at human-genius level to sol…

Brendan Halstead

AI Futures Project researcher writing on AI takeoff modeling and Plan A capability trajectories.

Unlike all other actors we model, the consortium is not racing to build better AIs as fast as they possibly can. The specific strategies are discussed in more detail in the Capabilities Scaling Strategy supplement, but at a high level, the strategy is to scale smoothly to Top-Expert-Dominating AI (TED-AI), then pause to do alignment research before eventually handing over control to AIs.

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Pausing AI at human-genius level to solve alignment is safer than either racing to superintelligence or halting entirely

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AI Verified The quote explicitly endorses pausing further capabilities at human-ish-level AIs to focus on safety, which is directly relevant to the statement. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 3mo ago

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AI Verified The quote says the consortium should scale to TED-AI and then pause to do alignment research, which supports the statement. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 3mo ago

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AI Verified AI-2040 Takeoff Supplement snippet matches the stored wording about the consortium not racing, scaling to TED-AI, then pausing for alignment. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 3mo ago

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