Given the choice between “paperclip AI with humanity’s memories taking over the universe” and “the chance of some future alien civilization arising, turning out to be decent people, and colonizing the galaxy without being taken over by an AGI”, I am inclined to prefer the latter.
Given the choice between “paperclip AI with humanity’s memories taking over the universe” and “the chance of some future alien civilization arising, turning out to be decent people, and colonizing the galaxy without being taken over by an AGI”, I am inclined to prefer the latter.