I thought the point of Roko's basilisk was a paradox to use to test different decision theories and to explore the nature of identity (Should the decision theor

I thought the point of Roko's basilisk was a paradox to use to test different decision theories and to explore the nature of identity (Should the decision theory allow your choices to be influenced on possible outcomes to possible future copies of yourself?), and maybe a little about whether dangerous thoughts could exist in theory. Not an actual prediction or argument for or against AI research, any more than say the twin paradox is an argument for or against splitting up twins to send one on a rocket.