Betting $1M vs $10M that AI won't cause human extinction by 2030
robleclerc · x · 2026-09-11
@Plinz publicly offers a bet to anyone who believes AI will cause human extinction by 2030: if humanity is still alive on Dec 31, 2030, they pay him $1M; if not, he pays them $10M.
Related event: AI extinction bets escalate from $1M to $1B(2 posts)→
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