The Most Terrifying Thought Experiment: Roko's Basilisk

04/06/2025 24 min

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Episode Synopsis

If you knew you’d be subjected to eternal torture because you DIDN’T do something, you’d do it, right? What if that something was aiding in the development of superintelligent AI? Would you still step up and help? This question is presented in one of man's most terrifying thought experiments.