tszzl: all nukes wouldn't wreck Earth — grey goo is the only extinction-level AI risk
UltraRareAF · x · 2026-09-07
tszzl argues there's something calming in realizing a Holocene-style extinction would struggle to damage Earth as badly as humanity has damaged it itself — setting off all the nukes wouldn't do it; AI grey goo is the only scenario that could. UltraRareAF quips that this is a heartwarming turn for AI marketing.
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