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arisAlexis on March 8, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Effective Altruism’s obsession with AI safety help...

something never happening before == can't happen is extremely dangerous attittude. I suggest you read Taleb and his duck example.

Quarrelsome on March 8, 2023 [–]

perhaps its more about "worry about the issue when it _can_ happen" as opposed to planning for the expiry of the sun today.

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