AI safety researcher: expect a normal outcome, but plan for AI tail risks seriously
joshua_saxe · x · 2026-10-13
In a thread engaging with the doomer arguments in the recent Yudkowsky/Soares book, security researcher Joshua Saxe argues the head of the distribution of futures is likely a fairly 'normal' outcome requiring no extraordinary intervention — yet tail risks still deserve the same serious tabletop planning and mitigation we apply to other catastrophic risks.
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