The worlds I was referring to here were worlds that are a lot more multipolar for longer (i.e. tons of AIs interacting in a mostly-controlled-fashion, with good defensive tech to prevent rogue FOOMs). I’d describe that world as “it was very briefly multipolar and then it wasn’t” (which is the sort of solution that’d solve the issues in Nice-ish, smooth takeoff (with imperfect safeguards) probably kills most “classic humans” in a few decades.
The worlds I was referring to here were worlds that are a lot more multipolar for longer (i.e. tons of AIs interacting in a mostly-controlled-fashion, with good defensive tech to prevent rogue FOOMs). I’d describe that world as “it was very briefly multipolar and then it wasn’t” (which is the sort of solution that’d solve the issues in Nice-ish, smooth takeoff (with imperfect safeguards) probably kills most “classic humans” in a few decades.