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Instrumental convergence is incoherent (so pls slightly lower your p(extinction)).

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A LessWrong post crossposted from the EA Forum argues that the concept of instrumental convergence is incoherent and suggests readers slightly lower their estimate of extinction risk from AI.

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“Crossposted from the EA forum ‘Like most of life’s dangers, the dangers of artificial intelligence are not easily identified from the armchair.’ J Dmitri Gallow Epistemic status I’m not an expert in this field, and herein I make some sweeping generalisations…”
LessWrong, 23 Oct 2026, 04:35.

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