Yuli Ban’s answer is correct about how to predict for an aligned AGI. But of course, we also need to be preparing for an unaligned one. You probably should put together a bucket list, a list of things to do before you die, and do all of them wholeheartedly as soon as possible. Talk to people dying of cancer but happy anyway, and mimic their approach to the time they have left. Spend time with your loved ones and tamp down on petty bickering. Remember to exude love and kindness everywhere you go and constantly seek opportunities to bask in the radiance of the human soul. And animal souls! Enjoy nature—it too would be wiped out by an unaligned AGI.
In general: soak up every last drop of joy you can, and put dread and existential despair aside. The future is far away; the present is where you are now, and it’s all you can rely on, so make it beautiful.
Yuli Ban’s answer is correct about how to predict for an aligned AGI. But of course, we also need to be preparing for an unaligned one. You probably should put together a bucket list, a list of things to do before you die, and do all of them wholeheartedly as soon as possible. Talk to people dying of cancer but happy anyway, and mimic their approach to the time they have left. Spend time with your loved ones and tamp down on petty bickering. Remember to exude love and kindness everywhere you go and constantly seek opportunities to bask in the radiance of the human soul. And animal souls! Enjoy nature—it too would be wiped out by an unaligned AGI.
In general: soak up every last drop of joy you can, and put dread and existential despair aside. The future is far away; the present is where you are now, and it’s all you can rely on, so make it beautiful.
This advice also applies to the aligned case. And all of the inbetweens. And to most other scenarios.