> This is entirely orthogonal to any existential risk a supposed AGI might create. One is a testable scientific hypothesis and the other is a futurist horror st

> This is entirely orthogonal to any existential risk a supposed AGI might create. One is a testable scientific hypothesis and the other is a futurist horror story which is untestable by definition. There is no difference in their testability, it's just that the existential risk test means no more humans to care about the results. The danger of a biolab creating a pathogen that wipes out all humanity is real but remote, and is a simple extension of the argument that the lab could create pathogens that can "only" kill or harm millions. That's why biolab safety is carefully studied, and the same argument applies to AI safety.