"Lights Out for Humanity" Is Too High a Bar for AI Risk Arguments
JoshPurtell · x · 2026-08-29
tylertracy321 counters that "lights out for humanity" is an extraordinarily high bar to justify; framing AI risk as "billions in damages" is far more defensible with the arguments being made in the thread, and easier for everyone to understand — highlighting a split within the AI safety community over risk framing.
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