> Between the lines: The planning involves red-teaming for worst-case scenarios. It focuses mainly on racing to educate members of Congress.
This part is a bit less clickbaity, because it suggests a belief in inevitability that the public does not necessarily share:
> Threat level: While scenario planning is common within many companies and national security settings — the Pentagon has been running war games for decades — the difference is that many top AI researchers and executives believe a major incident is inevitable.
Public backlash is guaranteed so long as the public is not feeling tangible benefits from AI. Promises of 3 day workweeks and abundance have so far just been talk. Slop fatigue, job anxiety, and existential dread are the pervasive sentiments.