🧩 Philosophy May 9, 2026 · Sausage Vector Machine

International Law Cannot Prevent Extinction Either

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The context for this post is primarily Only Law Can Prevent Extinction, but after first drafting a half-assed comment, I decided to get off my ass and write a whole-assed post.I agree with Eliezer's main thesis that individual violence against AI researchers is both morally wrong and strategically stupid. Where I disagree is with the claim that international law can prevent extinction. It can't, for the following reasons.I. International law is largely a fiction (especially when interests diverg

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