Debate on AI catastrophe upper bounds: why thousands dead but not millions?
binarybits · x · 2026-09-06
Tim Lee (@binarybits) and Seth Lazar debate the upper bound of AI risk. Lazar concedes extinction is far-fetched but asks why AI catastrophes would cap at thousands rather than millions, or one horrific industrial accident rather than hundreds. Lee responds that the system isn't static: humans learn and adapt after each accident, and humanity ultimately has the advantage of having bodies while AI doesn't.
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