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User seeks coping strategies for Roko's Basilisk AI dread

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A LessWrong user is experiencing significant distress and sleep disruption due to Roko's Basilisk, a thought experiment involving an all-powerful AI that may retroactively punish those who did not help bring it into existence. The user is seeking advice on how to cope with this dread, particularly as advancements in AI make the scenario seem more plausible. They are also questioning the scope of responsibility and the actions an average person can take when faced with such a hypothetical threat. AI

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User seeks coping strategies for Roko's Basilisk AI dread

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  1. LessWrong (AI tag) TIER_1 English(EN) · anon202 ·

    How do people stop spiraling about Roko’s Basilisk & acausal extortion?

    <p><span>I seldom post here and occasionally lurk, but recently found myself spiraling about the infamous Rokko's Basilisk. I was compelled to make an alt account, given that this might invite ridicule or other jesting I don't care for. This is not a troll. This is to say, it has…

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