Are Billion-Dollar AI Crises More Likely Than Human Extinction?
JoshPurtell · x · 2026-08-29
The core question of the thread: Josh Purtell asks whether, across most plausible AI development paths, crises involving billions in damages are more likely than "lights out for humanity" — and if so, one should coalesce action around them, since protecting against such crises almost certainly protects against x-risk as well.
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