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How can the middle powers avoid getting trounced during the intelligence explosion? A plan.

Score 81
AI safetyRemoteEA Forum

Brief

A LessWrong post arguing that if superintelligence is developed under U.S. control, middle powers risk being marginalized, and asking what strategy could preserve their autonomy during an intelligence explosion.[5]

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EA Forum
Posted
5/27/2026

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Why this scored 81

This EA Forum post from May 2026 scores 0.50 on raise_stage because it is a published research piece rather than an active fundraising organization, 1.0 on thesis_fit for directly addressing AI governance and transition risk through middle-power coordination strategy, and 0.67 on talent_density suggesting credentialed authorship but no verified founding team. The post outlines a two-stage framework for liberal democracies to maintain leverage during intelligence explosion by securing frontier AI access and binding superintelligence to respect sovereignty, but lacks organizational infrastructure, funding ask, or evidence of being an early-stage venture seeking philanthropic capital.