Extinction vs catastrophic risk: a distinction many in AI safety still don't fully grasp
RichardSocher · x · 2026-09-16
The quoted post argues many people don't grasp how much worse extinction is compared to catastrophic risk — which is why EAs focus on extinction risk — illustrated with a diagram. It also adds that AI is likely not conscious, and we may be the only intelligent life in our galaxy. Richard Socher endorses the distinction and shares it.
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