Gradual Paths to Collective Flourishing — LessWrong
by Nora Ammann & Claude Opus 4.5 • Setting the stage There aren't many detailed stories about how things could go well with AI.[1] So I'm about to t…
x Gradual Paths to Collective Flourishing — LessWrong AI Success Models AI Frontpage 50 Gradual Paths to Collective Flourishing by Nora_Ammann 19th Jan 2026 AI Alignment Forum 16 min read 10 50 Ω 18 by Nora Ammann & Claude Opus 4.5 Setting the stage There aren't many detailed stories about how things could go well with AI. [1] So I'm about to tell you one. This is an attempt to articulate a path, through the AI transition, to collective flourishing. What makes endgame sketches like this useful is that they need to be constrained. They need to be coherent with your best guess of how the world w
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