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“If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies” has hit the shelves! New blurbs and media appearances, plus reading group support and ways to help with the book launch! intelligence.org/2025/09/16/i...

16/9/25, 10:00 pm2 reposts5 likes

Jacob Kelter

@jzkelter.bsky.social

21 Sept 2025

Here's my short summary: bsky.app/profile/jzke...

Jacob Kelter@jzkelter.bsky.social

My understanding of "If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies": 1. AI built on current techniques will have alien values 2. A superintelligence will be able to steer the world to realize its values 3. By default, alien values being maximized → humanity dies 4. Therefore, IABIED (book's title)