chapter 12: Historical precedents such as leaded gasoline and CFCs show industries routinely ignore known risks for economic gain. Demands for "conclusive proof" of harm often serve to delay necessary precautions. AI experts downplay their concerns, especially in public, to…
chapter 13: AI extinction risk requires global coordination, not just national regulation, because any jurisdiction allowing advanced AI development poses global risk. Current safety approaches are inadequate because they allow continued capability escalation. An adequate…
chapter 14: Engineering safety requires predictable lack of disaster, not just unpredictable disaster and the burden of proof should be on demonstrating AI safety. Current AI development lacks adequate safety standards. Our global record of not using nuclear weapons shows…