JoshPurtell: Sutton Accepting Extinction Risk Isn't the Same as Willing Extinction
JoshPurtell · x · 2026-10-06
In the successionism doc debate, JoshPurtell argues Richard Sutton saying we should proceed with AI despite some extinction risk is not remotely equivalent to willing extinction to advance an agenda — he actually read Sutton's and Moravec's comments.
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