In a post on X, Peter Wildeford argued that "AI safety" people are often more aligned with e/acc, or effective accelerationism, than the average American, adding that "AI 2040: Plan A" is "basically an e/acc manifesto." In replies and quote-posts on X, other self-described safety voices mostly argued over strategy: whether rapid progress makes hard brakes unrealistic, and whether mitigation is the only live option.