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Orderly evacuation, not stampede: LessWrong's AI analogy

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Orderly evacuation, not stampede: LessWrong's AI analogy

A LessWrong essay proposes an "orderly evacuation" — not a "stampede" — as an analogy for AI going well, where a calm crowd exits fine but pushing and panic can cause mass casualties.

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