[ExI] My review of Eliezer Yudkowsky's new book

[John Clark]

On Sat, Oct 4, 2025 at 6:33 AM Ben Zaiboc via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

*> If it was possible, and didn't lead to WW3, *


*Maybe I'm being uncharitable because they didn't actually say so but I
suspect they would argue that WW3 would kill billions of people but it
wouldn't cause the extinction of the entire human race, but their AI
apocalypse would.  *

*> it would result in a coalition of the most oppressive police states the
> world has ever known.*


*Yeah, that would be a disadvantage.  *

*> So basically, they are proposing a choice between a Terrible Disaster,
> Certain Disaster and a Dystopian Disaster, in order to prevent a
> Badly-Conceived Possible Disaster. I know which of those four I would
> choose.*


*I too know which I would choose, and I have a hunch we would choose the
same thing.  *

*> PS, As spike says, welcome back, John. You have been missed.*


*Thanks Ben, I really appreciate that! *

*John K Clark *


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