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Trump cancels Biden's AI executive order (EO 14110)
Trump creates tariffs of 10% or more on all imports from some major country (top 10 gdp)
Second Muslim ban
Trump pardons at least 5 individuals convicted of crimes related to the January 6 Capitol riot
Trump and Musk will have a falling out which leads to Trump removing Musk from any government role or advisory position
Trump creates tariffs of 60% or more on all imports from some major country (top 10 gdp), and they are in place for at least a month
Doug Burgum is appointed to a cabinet position
Trump uses the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport at least 5 people
Displaying the trans pride flag illegal in any part of USA
$TSLA reaches $400 a share
price of gold reaches historic maximum (last peak 2709 $/t.oz, Oct-2024 last, so it has to be above that)
plays golf with some head of government/president from Europe
Elon Musk is an employee of the executive branch
RFK is confirmed by the Senate for any position
Trump greatly reduces, dismantles, or recommends dismantling of the US Postal service (for example via bringing back Schedule F)
Passports bearing X gender marker no longer issued, or not considered valid across all 50 states
Federal employees are ordered to go to work
Government shutdown
A cabinet nomination fails, is withdrawn, or has no action taken
Trump declassifies JFK files
John Bolton indicted
A natural-born US citizen (as defined in 2024) is deported
Trump says multiple consecutive words in a foreign language (not loanwords or cognates in or from english)
At least 10 other answers on this market resolve YES
NIH -25% funded in any year vs. 2024 (inflation-adjusted)
NOAA gets reduced, crippled, or privatized
New James Bond actor is presented
"The New Norm" ends
Trump brings back (or attempts to bring back) Schedule F classification for civil service employees
trump's episode on JRE becomes JRE's most viewed video on his chanel (YT)
Elon will Tweet abour $DOGE as head of DoGE
trump gets hospitalized
FEMA gets reduced, crippled, or privatized
Mike Johnson is no longer House Speaker
Investigations of university admissions that appear to be illegally considering the race of applicants
Democrats have 218 or more seats in the House of Representatives
Successfully negotiate a Gaza ceasefire
At least 20 other answers on this market resolve YES
Mike Johnson is no longer leader of the House Republican Conference
DOJ opens "civil rights investigations" into left-wing DA/prosecutors offices
United States reaches 7.6 or lower in Democracy index (EIU)
any hormone replacement therapy drug outlawed for treating gender dysphoria in any state
Trump finishes is term on Jan 20 2029 (does not step down or extends his term)
The US leaves the World Health Organization
Trump imposes universal tariffs of 10% or more
Fair elections in 2028
memberberries appear again in any new episode in this period on south park
Republican lose a House seat in a special election
doomsday clock is moved twice, regardless of direction (so far 25 times, as of Nov-2024)
Approval < 35%
A new supreme court justice appointed
2% milk > $5 a gallon at my local Walmart
The Supreme Court will uphold or not revisit Obergefell v. Hodges (the constitutional right to same-sex marriage)
A former Democratic presidential nominee besides Jimmy Carter or Joe Biden dies
Trump makes a public statement about UFOs / UAPs
Polymarket becomes legal in the United States
A wound will be inflict upon the soul of the American nation that shan't heal
The administration recommends removing fluoride from U.S. public water systems
Gavin Newsom announces his candidacy for the 28' presidential election
Complete Absence Federal Grants or Legislative packages for Long COVID research
The Supreme Court will have a MAGA majority (5 Trump appointed judges) at any point
Trump gives himself a nickname in third person
2 more Democratic politicians are murdered after June 14th 2025
Vances have another kid
USA experiences a recession.
plays golf with some head of government/president from Middle East
A person or business is charged for distributing Mifepristone or HRT under the Comstock act
Hakeem Jeffries out as house majority/minority leader
Clarence Thomas is no longer a Supreme Court Justice
There is a cut in Social Security Disability Benefits
plays golf with some head of government/president from Korea (N.Korea included)
US Invasion of any North/South American country
At least one cabinet officer receives a recess appointment
Trump makes no public appearances for more than 14 consecutive days
3 or more people are killed by law enforcement during a protest
Russo-Ukrainian War ends
At least 25 other answers on this market resolve YES
p diddy gets released (not an album, only official release from prison is counted)
there are less or equal number of member countries of the UN at the end of the term, when compared to the beginning (Nov-2024 - 193)
New
Joe Biden dies
Deadly force deliberately used against protestors in the US
Dow rises above 65,000
Someone in Trumps family (other than trump) runs in the 2028 GOP primaries
Samuel Alito is no longer a supreme court justice
US national bitcoin reserve created
Amtrak gets reduced, crippled, or privatized
Trump vetoes more than 10 bills (https://www.senate.gov/legislative/vetoes/vetoCounts.htm)
Donald Trump and Donald Tusk shake hands
McDonald's reopens in Russia
Trump attempts to invoke Article 2 Section 3 to adjourn Congress
A measurable decrease in chronic disease
Someone other than Trump is active president before Trump's term is over
The Senate invokes the "nuclear option" to bypass cloture after Sept ‘25
Trump makes no public appearance for more than 21 consecutive days
Trump mentions "Top Trump(s)", "trump card(s)", "trumpet(s)", or "trump(ing)" (british slang for farting)
A major war in Asia occurs
IRS investigation of Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics
John Thune out as Senate Majority Leader
Trump declares war against any other nation or defacto autonomous territory
Bitcoin becomes a US Treasury reserve
Trump bans a specific vaccine nationwide
A federal employee goes to prison over free speech violations
Israel officially annexes more Western Bank territory
Severance of diplomatic relations initiated by at least one foreign country with the US
A member of the Trump family is elected to Congress
Trump endorses a candidate other than JD Vance in the Republican presidential primary
Trump publishes a proscription list at least 30 names long
Anthony Fauci is investigated by the federal government
Trump mentions Manifold Markets, Polymarket, or Kalshi
A member of the Trump family runs for Congress
New national park created
his endorsed option gets higher ## of votes on the election 2028
Elon Musk will become the 'secretary of cost-cutting' / efficiency commission leader / head of DOGE or similar
A state openly refuses to abide by a federal supreme court ruling
Trump gets covid (again)
Trump says a racial slur
Trump visits Africa
Tesla
Trump announces he is tired of winning
The Supreme Court will grant certiorari to hear at least one case challenging Griswold v. Connecticut (contraception rights)
inflation exceeds 5% for at least two consecutive fiscal quarters
The US military detonates a MOAB with at least one casualty
military deployed to enforce the border in Chicago or Detroit
China starts a physical invasion of Taiwan
Birth rate increases past 12 per 1000
RFK implements his "wellness farm" plan
Trump deports 1 million immigrants in a calendar year
AGI achieved (according to Manifold's AGI clock)
transgender US passports with a gender other than that assigned at birth revoked
Saudi Arabia recognizes Israel
Senate majority flips in 2026 midterm elections
The department of education gets desolved
Congress overrides a presidential veto
Invasion of any North/South American country by any other country
<1.5 million civilian federal employees
US military deployed domestically against >=1 US citizen (variants of "Seal Team 6 the opposition")
Trump and Obama shake hands
Sotomayor’s seat is re-filled
Constitutional Amendment
Anthony Fauci is indicted
Missiles will be fired across the border at suspected drug labs in Mexico
Record level unemployment
Repeal obamacare
MLK day gets renamed or removed as a federal holiday
JD Vance elected President
Trump attempts to restore >10% of USAID's pre-DOGE funding
10% fewer government agencies
Trump admits that someone else is smarter than him
Another pandemic
Trump says anything that is pro animal rights
55 or more Republican senate seats
54 or more Republican senate seats
American Manned Lunar Landing
Trump publicly speaks with Alex Jones (e.g., on a show or hosted by him or as an advisor)
Trump suggests lowering or abolishing the age of consent (including jokes)
Steve Bannon goes to prison again
One or more of Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Liz Cheney, or Barack Obama is indicted by the federal government
Iran acquires a nuclear weapon
Cannabis is removed from Schedule 1
Starship lands on Mars
Approval < 25%
H5N1 Public Health Emergency of International Concern declared
The google trends (worldwide) metric for "vibes" goes back to 2016 levels
Trump dies
Laura Loomer gets any government role
RFK is in charge of the FDA at any point
Independent Republican Caucus forms in house or senate and enters coalition with Democrats
China successfully subjugates Taiwan, whether physically or by a treaty
Recess appointment to SCOTUS
A bill introducing single-payer healthcare system is passed by congress
Trump supports mask or glove mandate anywhere in the US
Trump runs for a third term
Trump is seen shirtless
south park is canceled/discontinued
Department of Defense renamed to Department of War
A Millenium Prize problem falls to a model
Trump loses the comb-over hairstyle
Trump bans Lab-grown meat nationwide
Trump gets shot
Ukraine controls any portion of Crimea for over a day
Anther story / scandal about RFK and some dead wild animal comes out
Josh Shapiro wins the presidential nomination
Trump resigns or is forced to leave office (threats, impeachment, coups)
John Roberts is no longer Chief Justice of the United States
BTC falls below $38,000
The cause of the drones present in December 2024 in New Jersey is known
Cannabis is federally legalized
Anthony Fauci goes to prison
Trump mentions by name any real historical figure who lived entirely in the first half of recorded history i.e. before ~550 BC
Vance resigns or is forced to leave office (threats, impeachment, coups)
Trump lowers or eliminates income taxes across all tax brackets
The construction of the Third Temple begins in Jerusalem
Trump extends his term past 4 years
TSM stock price plunges to 60 USD
A national ban on gender-affirming care
Trump bans/taxes seed/vegetable oils or enacts any other negative incentive against them
Constitutional Amendment
Elon Musk assassinated or injured in an attempt
Barron Trump mentions barons, barrenness, bars, or bears
Trump bans abortion nationwide
another troupe (at least 3) of monkeys escapes from Yamassee, SC (after 8-NOV-2024)
An amendment imposing term limits on members of congress is passed.
"covfefe" posted again
2% milk < $2 a gallon at my local Walmart
Trump mentions Leopold Aschenbrenner or his essay "Situational Awareness" in any way
Trump mentions the Rationalism movement, LessWrong, or Slate Star Codex / Astral Codex Ten
Elon will tweet about $DOGE while running DoGE
A sex tape comes out that shows Trump thrusting energetically
The ICC or ICJ issue an arrest warrant for Trump
Trump uses the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport at least 5 million people
Trump goes to eat steak or something similar at Salt Bae's
Trump is assassinated
30 year treasury rate >15.00%
New US national anthem
Ann Selzer arrested
Trump discloses intelligent Aliens are real and on Earth. (Also counts if they were on earth but left or died out)
Trump will imitate Elon Musk's heartfelt salute
Ukraine starts a nuclear weapons program
Trump fulfills promise of giving green cards to noncitizen university graduates.
Major Yellowstone caldera scare
Trump enacts jus primae noctis
Trump mentions the Effective Altruism movement
Trump gets poisoned ends up in hospital
Trump loses the fake tan
Trump publicly approves of Project 2025, before 2026
Anthony Fauci is convicted
Trump accurately voices a calculation that involves 2+ numbers with 2+ non-zero digits
Trump builds a complete wall across the Mexico-US border
Matt Gaetz is confirmed for any role in the executive branch of the US government
Trump wholeheartedly apologises for something political he did without caveats or backtracking
Trump and Melania divorce
SpaceX is nationalized
wants to compete for 3rd term, but due to catastrophic debate, he remains president, while the v.p. becomes the official candidate
Donald Trump say the n-word with or without hard r
Trump bans all vaccines nationwide
Trump forces Ivanka to divorce Jared and marry either Vance or Musk
Trump says "Vriska did nothing wrong"
A hurricane will be nuked
Jimmy Carter dies
Matt Gaetz is rejected by the Senate for Attorney General, then DeSantis appoints him to Rubio's vacated Senate seat
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J. Something 'just works' on the order of eg: train a predictive/imitative/generative AI on a human-generated dataset, and RLHF her to be unfailingly nice, generous to weaker entities, and determined to make the cosmos a lovely place.
B. Humanity puts forth a tremendous effort, and delays AI for long enough, and puts enough desperate work into alignment, that alignment gets solved first.
C. Solving prosaic alignment on the first critical try is not as difficult, nor as dangerous, nor taking as much extra time, as Yudkowsky predicts; whatever effort is put forth by the leading coalition works inside of their lead time.
N. A crash project at augmenting human intelligence via neurotech, training mentats via neurofeedback, etc, produces people who can solve alignment before it's too late, despite Earth civ not slowing AI down much.
Something wonderful happens that isn't well-described by any option listed. (The semantics of this option may change if other options are added.)
K. Somebody discovers a new AI paradigm that's powerful enough and matures fast enough to beat deep learning to the punch, and the new paradigm is much much more alignable than giant inscrutable matrices of floating-point numbers.
M. "We'll make the AI do our AI alignment homework" just works as a plan. (Eg the helping AI doesn't need to be smart enough to be deadly; the alignment proposals that most impress human judges are honest and truthful and successful.)
O. Early applications of AI/AGI drastically increase human civilization's sanity and coordination ability; enabling humanity to solve alignment, or slow down further descent into AGI, etc. (Not in principle mutex with all other answers.)
I. The tech path to AGI superintelligence is naturally slow enough and gradual enough, that world-destroyingly-critical alignment problems never appear faster than previous discoveries generalize to allow safe further experimentation.
You are fooled by at least one option on this list, which out of many tries, ends up sufficiently well-aimed at your personal ideals / prejudices / the parts you understand less well / your own personal indulgences in wishful thinking.
D. Early powerful AGIs realize that they wouldn't be able to align their own future selves/successors if their intelligence got raised further, and work honestly with humans on solving the problem in a way acceptable to both factions.
E. Whatever strange motivations end up inside an unalignable AGI, or the internal slice through that AGI which codes its successor, they max out at a universe full of cheerful qualia-bearing life and an okay outcome for existing humans.
F. Somebody pulls off a hat trick involving blah blah acausal blah blah simulations blah blah, or other amazingly clever idea, which leads an AGI to put the reachable galaxies to good use despite that AGI not being otherwise alignable.
H. Many competing AGIs form an equilibrium whereby no faction is allowed to get too powerful, and humanity is part of this equilibrium and survives and gets a big chunk of cosmic pie.
A. Humanity successfully coordinates worldwide to prevent the creation of powerful AGIs for long enough to develop human intelligence augmentation, uploading, or some other pathway into transcending humanity's window of fragility.
G. It's impossible/improbable for something sufficiently smarter and more capable than modern humanity to be created, that it can just do whatever without needing humans to cooperate; nor does it successfully cheat/trick us.
L. Earth's present civilization crashes before powerful AGI, and the next civilization that rises is wiser and better at ops. (Exception to 'okay' as defined originally, will be said to count as 'okay' even if many current humans die.)
If you write an argument that breaks down the 'okay outcomes' into lots of distinct categories, without breaking down internal conjuncts and so on, Reality is very impressed with how disjunctive this sounds and allocates more probability.
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Anyone or anything strongly associated with AI (Sam Altman, ChatGPT, Claude, “AI”, “LLM”, “H100”, etc)
Prominent politician, judge or military leader of any country (former or current). Includes unrecognized territories such as Gaza or ISIS.
Prominent artist (actor, musician, writer), influencer (MrBeast, etc), journalist, athlete, chess or poker player
Prominent scientist, academic or inventor (not including AI researchers)
Prominent businessman, VC, investor, CEO or chairman of a board
Prominent civil activist or religious leader (Snowden, Assange, Greta, Dalai-Lama, The Pope)
Other / anything or anyone not included in other answers (“Freedom Fighters”, “You”, “American Soldier”, etc)
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A second major version of the model has been released
It has a logo separate from the OpenAI logo
Video will include sound
For at least one day, the model was generally available to anyone in the United States willing to pay enough without waiting lists or "beta" programs
OpenAI will be sued over the model
It is discussed during a segment of "HatGPT"
By default, the generated videos will be watermarked
A competing model has challenged Sora's dominance in the text-to-video space
A post claiming Sora video is real will go viral with > 1 million engagements
A poll of Manifold users will say that 20% or less have made a Sora video in the last month
A video produced by the model has been used for widely spread misinformation, as reported by a major news outlet
It will still be trickable into replicating at least some popular copyrighted material (text prompt only)
It will be the most popular text to video tool (determined by google search trends)
It was trained on data created in a physics/game engine (eg Unreal Engine)
It has been referenced in a legal case about deepfakes
It will be free to use
It will be noticeably worse at or largely unable to generate fast-paced animation
A youtube video made only with Sora will get > 100M views
It has been integrated as a feature on a major social media platform
It will be pay-per-use (or credit based) as opposed to as part of a monthly subscription
It will be the SOTA for text to video
It prompts the Hard Fork Podcast to rant about AI model names
costs for an average 1 minute HD (or higher quality) video will be lower than $0.50
A major studio will use this in a movie or tv show
It will be jailbroken to make a porn video
At least 2 Manifold questions will contain a Sora-generated video in their header
It can be used during conversations with ChatGPT on the OpenAI website
it'll be legaly banned in at least one EU country
A poll of Manifold users will say that 30% or more have created a Sora video in the last month
A youtube movie >2h will be made with only Sora and splicing videos together will get > 10M views
Public access was revoked after release, even if it is later restored
The model has had a non-trivial effect on the everday life of the average American, as judged by @Bayesian
It can generate videos over 10 minutes long
OpenAI will lose a lawsuit over the model
Sora will be part of GPT model
Eliezer Yudkowsky has stated or implied that the current version or an obsolete version of the model poses or had posed an existential threat to civilization
The Sora line of models proves to be useful for purposes where the video is secondary, such as research into physics, medicine, and weather
A nyt bestselling author will release their own bestseller movie/tv adaptation using sora
There will be a new monthly subscription that includes sora and dalle for creatives
The Sora line of models are being used as simulators for legal investigations - including but not limited to predicting events leading to accidents and crimes
A third major version of the model has been released
It has been renamed
Full description of model architecture will be public
OpenAI will release the number of model parameters
It can create a fully coherent short film from a prompt (20-40 minutes)
A version of the model was the cause of the YES resolution of the "Weak AGI" Metaculus market
Eliezer Yudkowsky states or implies that future versions of the Sora line of models - specifically, by name - are an existential threat to civilization
It was accessible to the public before May 2024
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Ron Weasley is a redhead
Harry Potter is white
At least one named character from the book has their race changed
Snape is black
An actor who acted in the movies returns for the show
Harry, Ron, and Hermione’s actors will all be British
Fred and George are twins irl
Hagrid is played by an actor who is under 6'4"
Harry Potter doesn't cast a single spoken, working spell in the first episode
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McGonagall performs an animagus transformation (human2cat or cat2human)
A character cut from the movies appears (ie Theodore Nott)
Ron Weasley doesn't cast a single, spoken, working spell in the first two episodes
A History of Magic lesson is shown on screen
Premieres in 2027
Malfoy has white blonde hair
Quirrel is wearing a head covering when Harry first meets him
There’s a scene set before Harry is born
JK Rowling is credited as both an executive producer and original writer
The potion riddle guarding the Stone will be featured
Peeves is a reoccurring character
It's woke
Cornelius Fudge is shown on screen
Harry first sees Hogwarts castle in episode 2
Arthur Weasley is shown on screen
A scene depicts Voldemort trying to kill baby Harry
Hagrid says "You’re a wizard, Harry"
mandrake root on screen
80% or higher on rotten tomatoes
Hermione’s parent(s) shown on screen
Homosexual interaction between some characters will be presented
Arabella Figg is mentioned by first or last name
Hermione is white
Luna Lovegood, Cho Chang, or Cedric Diggory are mentioned by first or last name, or are in the credits
A house elf is shown on screen
Hagrid ties Vernon’s gun into a knot
Premieres on strongly symbolic date (like July 31, 21.12)
It will be torrentfreak.com's "Most Pirated" TV show for its year of release or the following year
Harry is shown holding more than three different wands at Ollivander’s
An actor who appeared in any of the Jackass films receives a credit on IMDB related to the show
At least one named character from the book has their gender swapped
The Quibbler is shown or mentioned
Harry visits Diagon Alley in episode 1
Goblins are still represented as anti-semitic caricatures
It ends on a cliff hanger
The Weasley's Ford Anglia is seen flying
An Astronomy lesson is shown on screen
Harry visits Platform 9 3/4 in episode 1
The Flying Ford Anglia is seen.
Harry first sees Hogwarts castle in episode 3
Hagrid presents a cake with writing on it to Harry and the writing has no misspellings
"Voldemort" has a silent "t"
Harry only reaches Hogwarts in the last 10 minutes of the first episode
VOLDEMORT HAS A NOSE
Dobby makes an appearance
At least one of the actors is transgender
The intro theme song will have at least one obvious English word
Any Harry Potter fanfic is referenced (either explicitly as judged by market creator, or confirmed by someone who works on the show)
Quirrel shakes Harry’s hand during their first meeting
90% or higher on rotten tomatoes
Voldemort is a woman
Premieres in 2026
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We see a wizarding school other than Hogwarts
Features an explicitly transgender character
JK Rowling makes a cameo appearance
Zendaya is cast in the show
Hagrid is played by an actor with a cognitive disability
Hermione is black
Hermione is Indian
Smartphone shown within Hogwarts
Awkwafina is cast in the show
Keir Starmer is in it
There will be seven CGI dwarves
set in 2025
set in the 2020s
Rita Skeeter will have an explicit trans identity
Gandalf is black
Yudkowsky makes an appearance
We get AGI before it premieres
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A physical check (at least optionally)
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All for same amount
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A tax credit (exclusively)
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$ value explicitly tied to performance of tariffs
≥$2000
Blocked by a federal judge
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K. Somebody discovers a new AI paradigm that's powerful enough and matures fast enough to beat deep learning to the punch, and the new paradigm is much much more alignable than giant inscrutable matrices of floating-point numbers.
I. The tech path to AGI superintelligence is naturally slow enough and gradual enough, that world-destroyingly-critical alignment problems never appear faster than previous discoveries generalize to allow safe further experimentation.
C. Solving prosaic alignment on the first critical try is not as difficult, nor as dangerous, nor taking as much extra time, as Yudkowsky predicts; whatever effort is put forth by the leading coalition works inside of their lead time.
Something wonderful happens that isn't well-described by any option listed. (The semantics of this option may change if other options are added.)
A. Humanity successfully coordinates worldwide to prevent the creation of powerful AGIs for long enough to develop human intelligence augmentation, uploading, or some other pathway into transcending humanity's window of fragility.
B. Humanity puts forth a tremendous effort, and delays AI for long enough, and puts enough desperate work into alignment, that alignment gets solved first.
D. Early powerful AGIs realize that they wouldn't be able to align their own future selves/successors if their intelligence got raised further, and work honestly with humans on solving the problem in a way acceptable to both factions.
M. "We'll make the AI do our AI alignment homework" just works as a plan. (Eg the helping AI doesn't need to be smart enough to be deadly; the alignment proposals that most impress human judges are honest and truthful and successful.)
O. Early applications of AI/AGI drastically increase human civilization's sanity and coordination ability; enabling humanity to solve alignment, or slow down further descent into AGI, etc. (Not in principle mutex with all other answers.)
E. Whatever strange motivations end up inside an unalignable AGI, or the internal slice through that AGI which codes its successor, they max out at a universe full of cheerful qualia-bearing life and an okay outcome for existing humans.
F. Somebody pulls off a hat trick involving blah blah acausal blah blah simulations blah blah, or other amazingly clever idea, which leads an AGI to put the reachable galaxies to good use despite that AGI not being otherwise alignable.
J. Something 'just works' on the order of eg: train a predictive/imitative/generative AI on a human-generated dataset, and RLHF her to be unfailingly nice, generous to weaker entities, and determined to make the cosmos a lovely place.
H. Many competing AGIs form an equilibrium whereby no faction is allowed to get too powerful, and humanity is part of this equilibrium and survives and gets a big chunk of cosmic pie.
G. It's impossible/improbable for something sufficiently smarter and more capable than modern humanity to be created, that it can just do whatever without needing humans to cooperate; nor does it successfully cheat/trick us.
L. Earth's present civilization crashes before powerful AGI, and the next civilization that rises is wiser and better at ops. (Exception to 'okay' as defined originally, will be said to count as 'okay' even if many current humans die.)
N. A crash project at augmenting human intelligence via neurotech, training mentats via neurofeedback, etc, produces people who can solve alignment before it's too late, despite Earth civ not slowing AI down much.
You are fooled by at least one option on this list, which out of many tries, ends up sufficiently well-aimed at your personal ideals / prejudices / the parts you understand less well / your own personal indulgences in wishful thinking.
If you write an argument that breaks down the 'okay outcomes' into lots of distinct categories, without breaking down internal conjuncts and so on, Reality is very impressed with how disjunctive this sounds and allocates more probability.
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