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Analysis

AI takeover is obviously bad, whether or not everyone dies

Zac Boring September 12, 2026 1 min read
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Key takeaway

It's notable how many people hearing about AI existential risk for the first time ask "how and why would AI kill all humans?"If you've thought a lot about AI risk, it's easy to dismiss this question as naive.

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Existential RiskFrom LessWrong AI

It's notable how many people hearing about AI existential risk for the first time ask "how and why would AI kill all humans?"If you've thought a lot about AI risk, it's easy to dismiss this question as naive. You might start explaining how humans will all starve once the supply chain shuts down, and how the AI will start industrial processes that release chemicals which incidentally render the atmosphere unbreathable. And as for why the AI would want to kill everyone: surely it will doggedly opt

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