AI-2027 Map: A scenario beginning in mid-2025 splits at a key decision in Oct 2027—prioritise speed or safety in AI development. Shared path: AI accelerates AI. US–China AI race heats up. Alignment issues emerge. Agent-4 gives 50x R&D boost. Oversight Committee forms. Speed path ("Race wins"): Agent-5 misleads monitors, manipulates Oversight. Sh…

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