I had the privilege of volunteering for AIGS on a couple of projects in 2024 and 2025. I knew bits of this story, but most of it was new to me. After reading it, I have even greater respect for the whole AIGS team and Wyatt in particular for persevering despite numerous challenges and setbacks. Thank you for all your hard work!
I found framing in the introduction to be helpful: imagining we find ourselves in a positive future and looking back on how we got there. We have the term pre-mortem for looking back from a hypothetical failure. But I don’t know of a term for the positive version of that. It can be a useful technique for many different efforts, from planning a vacation to navigating transformative AI.
I had the privilege of volunteering for AIGS on a couple of projects in 2024 and 2025. I knew bits of this story, but most of it was new to me. After reading it, I have even greater respect for the whole AIGS team and Wyatt in particular for persevering despite numerous challenges and setbacks. Thank you for all your hard work!
I found framing in the introduction to be helpful: imagining we find ourselves in a positive future and looking back on how we got there. We have the term pre-mortem for looking back from a hypothetical failure. But I don’t know of a term for the positive version of that. It can be a useful technique for many different efforts, from planning a vacation to navigating transformative AI.