Introduction for and Reactions to Plan A

Introducing Plan A The folks who brought you AI 2027, a so far remarkably accurate set of predictions despite those predictions having seemed freaky to many at the time, now bring you their positive vision that involves more freaky predictions: Plan A. These guys have rather strong prediction track records. In addition to AI 2027, among other things, Daniel Kokotajlo has What 2026 Looks Like (which is remarkably similar to what 2026 looks like) and Ryan Greenblatt, who is also the chief scientist at Redwood Research, was the #2 most accurate AI forecaster in 2025 out of 413 entries. Past performance is as always no guarantee of future success. If you’re the type to read at least some of my posts, or if you thought AI 2027 was worth reading, I recommend reading Plan A. There is also an unofficial visual novel version, for minds very different from my own who would want that. To be clear up front: I am not endorsing Plan A. I am not suggesting we should go off and try to enact Plan A as…