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It seems that they consider a soft takeoff more likely than a hard takeoff, which is still compatible with understanding the concept of an intelligence explosion.
Yeah the best argument I can think of for this course is something like: soft takeoff is more likely, and even if hard takeoff is a possibility, preparing for hard takeoff is so terrifically difficult that it doesn't make sense to even try. So let's optimize for the scenario where soft takeoff is what happens.