It’s really not at all good that were going into a period of much heightened existential risk (from AGI, but also other sources) under cold war like levels of international tension.
So it was a self-destroying prophecy that would have held if not for the jinx? So close.
It is also possible that this enables strong EU-USA cooperation in many areas, and also that it may lead to the breakup of the Russian Federation and effectively take Russia out of play. There are always possible upsides.
Is Steven Pinker ever going to answer for destroying the Long Peace? https://www.reddit.com/r/slatestarcodex/comments/6ggwap/steven_pinker_jinxes_the_world/
It’s really not at all good that were going into a period of much heightened existential risk (from AGI, but also other sources) under cold war like levels of international tension.
So it was a self-destroying prophecy that would have held if not for the jinx? So close.
It is also possible that this enables strong EU-USA cooperation in many areas, and also that it may lead to the breakup of the Russian Federation and effectively take Russia out of play. There are always possible upsides.