Plinz: Human extinction is a statistical certainty unless intelligence surpasses human limits
francoisfleuret · x · 2026-09-16
In a reply, Plinz argues that most people fail to grasp that a supervolcano eruption or major meteor strike is a statistical certainty, making total human extinction guaranteed — unless we move beyond the current limits of human intelligence. A notable counter-narrative to mainstream AI doom: superintelligence framed as an existential hedge rather than a threat.
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