Radical Optionality — Governing Transformative AI Under Uncertainty

Radical optionality is about preserving democratic governments’ ability to make good decisions about how to govern transformative AI systems as circumstances evolve.

Radical Optionality — Governing Transformative AI Under Uncertainty Governing Transformative AI Under Uncertainty Radical Optionality Christoph Winter & Charlie Bullock Institute for Law & AI April 23, 2026 ↓ Download PDF Scroll to read ↓ Contents Introduction I The Challenge of Regulating Transformative AI II Approaches to Regulation III Concrete Policy Suggestions IV Objections V Conclusion VI Endnotes T he prospect of “transformative AI” appears to present policymakers with a dilemma: overregulation could stifle innovation and forfeit the potential benefits of the technology, while a failur

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