P(doom) debate: even 1% AI catastrophic risk exceeds any other human activity
binarybits · x · 2026-09-24
An X debate on AI catastrophic risk: tszzl argues no other human activity produces this level of catastrophic risk, even at a small absolute probability. binarybits responds that policy changes for a P(doom)=1% scenario barely differ from those for serious cyberattack-level conventional threats.
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