I do expect some of the potential readers of this post to live in a very unsafe environment—e.g. parts of current-day Ukraine, or if they live together with someone abusive—where they are actually in constant danger.
I live ~14 kilometers from the front line, in Donetsk. Yeah, it’s pretty… stressful.
But I think I’m much more likely to be killed by an unaligned superintelligence than an artillery barrage.
Most people survive urban battles, so I have a good chance.
And in fact, many people worry even less than I do! People get tired of feeling in danger all the time.
I have collected a huge number of quotes from various experts about AGI. About the timing of AGI, about the possibility of a quick takeoff of AGI and its impact on humanity. Perhaps this will be useful to you.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19edstyZBkWu26PoB5LpmZR3iVKCrFENcjruTj7zCe5k/edit?fbclid=IwAR1_Lnqjv1IIgRUmGIs1McvSLs8g34IhAIb9ykST2VbxOs8d7golsBD1NUM#gid=1448563947