Roman Yampolskiy calls 'build with 10% p(doom)' crowd psychopaths, sparking debate
rand_longevity · x · 2026-09-22
AI safety researcher Roman Yampolskiy, on a podcast, reacted to the "10% p(doom), let's build it anyway" crowd by saying "psychopath is a more appropriate word" for someone planning to kill 8 billion people with 10% probability. The resharer counters that death from aging is 100% certain today, so AI saving everyone from aging with 90% odds would be a net good — a snapshot of the ongoing acceleration vs. safety debate over pricing existential risk.
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