"I'll Bet $1B AI Won't Kill Us All by 2030" — Because Nobody Would Be Left to Pay
JFPuget · x · 2026-09-10
Joining a running bet where someone offered $1M that AI won't "kill us all by the end of the decade," JFPuget raised the stakes to $1 billion, calling it a safe bet: if AI does wipe everyone out, there's no one left to pay up. A tongue-in-cheek take on AI doom bets.
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