Scholar Discusses Drastic Human Actions to Avoid AI Existential Disaster
AdrienLE · x · 2026-08-09
Stefan Schubert argues that people underestimate the drastic actions humanity would take if facing an AI existential disaster. He suggests that people's mindsets and perceived possibilities would shift dramatically, which he believes drives inflated estimates of AI x-risk.
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