VC challenges OpenAI researcher to bet on humans not going extinct by 2030
joelbot3000 · x · 2026-09-11
Venture capitalist altcap publicly challenged OpenAI researcher Jasmine Wang to bet any amount that humans won't be extinct in 2030, suggesting she 'probability weight' the wager — arguing a real bet would reveal whether AI doom claims are genuinely held, and that he hates 'BS scare tactics'. The exchange reignites the classic doomer-vs-skeptic clash over putting money behind public AI risk statements.
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