Even though humans could exterminate all the ants in a backyard when they build a house, they don’t.
They do, however, exterminate all the ants (and many other species) in a lot more than a backyard when they use pesticides on a farm. Or members of a lot more species in an even wider area when they build a hydroelectric dam.
True, and humans do cause the extinction of some species globally too, not just in certain farm fields. But notably most species humans don’t cause the extinction of, so using the analogy with humans-animals as a reason to expect ASI to be 99% likely to extinct humanity doesn’t work. The analogy is merely suggestive of risk.
They do, however, exterminate all the ants (and many other species) in a lot more than a backyard when they use pesticides on a farm. Or members of a lot more species in an even wider area when they build a hydroelectric dam.
True, and humans do cause the extinction of some species globally too, not just in certain farm fields. But notably most species humans don’t cause the extinction of, so using the analogy with humans-animals as a reason to expect ASI to be 99% likely to extinct humanity doesn’t work. The analogy is merely suggestive of risk.