Reading up on Eliezer Yudkowsky

AI researchers genuinely believe there is a non‑trivial chance that superintelligent AI could cause human extinction, and they have discussed this risk for over a decade.

The article explains how activists smuggle infinite costs or benefits into arguments, using Pascal’s Wager, and shows how this leads to extreme decisions on climate, AI, and pandemics.

Nick Bostrom argues that even with high catastrophe risk, developing superintelligence quickly is worthwhile because it could radically extend human lifespan and cure aging.

ChatGPT's self-portrait responses to a prompt about user treatment vary widely from friendly to abusive, highlighting framing dependence and raising questions about AI alignment and reciprocity.