Plans A, B, C, and D for misalignment risk
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Different plans for different levels of political will
I sometimes think about plans for how to handle misalignment risk. Different levels of political will for handling misalignment risk result in different plans being the best option. I often divide this into Plans A, B, C, and D (from most to least political will required). See also Buck’s quick take about different risk level regimes. In this post, I’ll explain the Plan A/B/C/D abstraction as well as discuss the probabilities and level of risk associated with each plan. Here is a summary of the level of political will required for each of these plans and the corresponding takeoff…
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