The Counterfactual

Transitioning into AI safety? Design your own adventure

Or: How to transition into AI safety efficiently, enjoyably, and quickly

Aug 31 • Sophie Kim

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AI Safety Needs Mid-Career On-Ramps

A proposed strategy to attract competent, experienced talent

Aug 21 • Sophie Kim

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I Want You for AI Safety

A pitch to join AI safety, or fund it – prompted by the summer AI started hacking companies.

Aug 12 • Sophie Kim

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July 2026

Typhoon Season

The CCP's Hacking Army, Critical Infra, Trump's Texts

Jul 22 • Sophie Kim

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China's Technological Playbook

Part 1: The Theft Economy

Jul 16 • Sophie Kim

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What’s wrong with grantmaking?

And how do we fix it?

Jul 8 • Sophie Kim

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June 2026

Bioweapons in the Age of AI

11,600 words of terror - Bioweapon.AI is finally finished!!

Jun 26 • Sophie Kim

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When Russia Wants a Bioweapon,

it... gets one

Jun 4 • Sophie Kim

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Turns Out, You Can’t Just Bomb a Datacenter

Notes on kinetic MAIM & escalation constraints

Jun 3 • Sophie Kim

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May 2026

How to Actually Spend Billions on AI Safety

A concrete strategy for deploying the largest wave of philanthropic capital in history

May 12 • Sophie Kim

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April 2026

Stop Donating to AI Safety Research*

*if you want us to win, choose advocacy instead

Apr 25 • Sophie Kim

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Should We Be Worried About Bioweapons?

An Analysis of Historical Case Studies - Part 1: Non-State Actors

Apr 17 • Sophie Kim

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