> Wouldn't it make more sense to let someone else be the bad guy and instead focus on defense? Maybe an analogy is more like an unsafe building collapsing rand

> Wouldn't it make more sense to let someone else be the bad guy and instead focus on defense? Maybe an analogy is more like an unsafe building collapsing randomly versus a controlled demolition after getting everyone out? The thing is going to happen, but if you're the one to make it happen, you can prevent it from being as much of a disaster. Not all possible AGIs are equal, he sees it as making it so when there is an AGI, it's aligned to his values. It's being defensive against bad-AGI by developing good-AGI first. It's not clear if it will work, but it's better than just hoping setting up a good framework for UBI will keep your from being turned into paperclips.