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Whither p(DOOM) = 10%?

Silicon Valley’s claim that AI carries a 10% extinction risk is a marketing tactic to project power and dodge corporate liability. LLMs lack agency, and the chained probability of a real catastrophe is near zero. This sensationalism distracts from real, immediate threats like climate change and crumbling infrastructure.

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