In a post on X, Daniel Kokotajlo said "AI 2040: Plan A" offers a positive alternative to the darker outcomes in "AI 2027," which he summarized as AI taking over the world or irreversibly concentrating power. The proposal also circulated through a video post by Tim Hua and a quote-post from Marius Hobbhahn, who said his first reaction was that too many low-probability things had to go right, but came away calling it "the sota plan."