Does simulationism dissolve AGI risk? Researchers clash over Yampolskiy's stance
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-09-07
Plinz argues that Roman Yampolskiy's belief we live in a simulation contradicts his AGI-doom advocacy: under simulationism there are no real stakes, and AGI would effectively control the parent universe. teortaxesTex counters that even if the base-reality operator is indifferent, you should still retain the option to end AGI progress and enjoy an AGI-free lifespan — simulationism changes essentially nothing about the risk argument.
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