The Continuity Hypothesis: A Simple Case Against AI Doomers
JoshPurtell · x · 2026-09-14
Josh Purtell argues disasters scale as tail misalignment × capabilities, so small incidents (Hugging Face) should precede medium (Fukushima-scale) before any extinction event. Doomers must assume we leap from Hugging Face to extinction in one step — he says the Hugging Face crisis is evidence for continuity and against "no warning" surprise-extinction scenarios.
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