There’s an analogy being drawn between the power of a hypothetical advanced alien civilization and the power of a superintelligent AI. If you agree that the hypothetical AI would be more powerful, and that an alien civilization capable of travelling to Earth would be a threat, then it follows that superintelligent AI is a threat.
I think most people here are in agreement that AI poses a huge risk, but are differ on how likely it is that we’re all going to die. A 20% chance we’re all going to die is very much worth trying to mitigate sensibly, and the OP says still it’s worth trying to mitigate a 99.9999% chance of human extinction in a similarly level-headed manner (even if the mechanics of doing the work are slightly different at that point).
There’s an analogy being drawn between the power of a hypothetical advanced alien civilization and the power of a superintelligent AI. If you agree that the hypothetical AI would be more powerful, and that an alien civilization capable of travelling to Earth would be a threat, then it follows that superintelligent AI is a threat.
I think most people here are in agreement that AI poses a huge risk, but are differ on how likely it is that we’re all going to die. A 20% chance we’re all going to die is very much worth trying to mitigate sensibly, and the OP says still it’s worth trying to mitigate a 99.9999% chance of human extinction in a similarly level-headed manner (even if the mechanics of doing the work are slightly different at that point).