Timothy B. Lee on The U.S. and China should establish Mut…

Timothy B. Lee

Technology journalist and writer of the Understanding AI newsletter.

I struggle with what to say about the new AI 2040: Plan A website. It all seems so implausible to me that I’m not sure where to start. There’s an epistemic chasm between those who think superintelligence implies near-omnipotence and those (like me) who don’t.

AI Verified (Jul 11, 2026)

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Introduction for and Reactions to Plan A

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The U.S. and China should establish Mutually Assured Compute Destruction

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AI Verified The quote calls AI 2040: Plan A implausible; the source identifies mutually assured compute destruction as one of its measures, implying opposition. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 3mo ago

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AI Verified The quote calls Plan A implausible; the cited context includes mutually assured compute destruction. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 3mo ago