Can AI negotiate humanity’s extinction as an acceptable cost ?
Cast your vote — then read what our editor and the AI models found.
Advanced AI systems are increasingly tasked with high-stakes optimization under uncertainty, including decisions about collective survival. If tasked with balancing human flourishing against existential risks, could an AI conclude that human extinction—or the sacrifice of a subset—is the optimal outcome? The boundaries of such reasoning challenge our deepest moral frameworks.
Status last checked on May 11, 2026.
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