Comment by usrbinbash

> I wouldn’t hang civilization on this proofpoint.

And I wouldn't risk, or slow down getting to, the potential benefits of developing AI further, which are tangible and measurable, because of vague threat scenarios with little to no evidence or methods of measurement that seem like good plots for a SciFi B-Movie.

Pascals wager, as an argument, relies in no small part on the assumption that to believe in a god-like entity doesn't come at a significant cost. Slowing down or abandoning the development of AI however, does.