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daxfohlyesterday at 11:29 PM1 replyview on HN

Interesting analogy, but I'd say it's kind of the opposite. In the two you mentioned, the cost of inaction is extremely high, so they reach one conclusion, whereas here the argument is that the cost of inaction is pretty low, and reaches the opposite conclusion.


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runarbergtoday at 1:29 AM

Indeed, another key difference with the climate change wager is that both the action and the consequences are global, whereas the OG wager and the AI wager are both about personal choice.