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I would contest the assumption that safety & monitorability tech don't impact the chances of a pause. I think it's possible that safety work increases pause chances because it makes the danger of ASI (plus AI systems on the path to ASI) more visible. Many of the scariest components of misalignment events come to light via monitoring or interp.