If AI automates 50% of both alignment work and capabilities research, it could help with alignment before foom (while also bringing foom forward in time)
A leading project might choose to use AIs for alignment rather for fooming
AI might be more useful for alignment work than for capabilities work
fooming may require may compute than certain types of alignment work
Quick responses to your argument for (iii).
If AI automates 50% of both alignment work and capabilities research, it could help with alignment before foom (while also bringing foom forward in time)
A leading project might choose to use AIs for alignment rather for fooming
AI might be more useful for alignment work than for capabilities work
fooming may require may compute than certain types of alignment work