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If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies by Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares, framework 5 of 5
What each reader can do
The closing chapter's guidance by role for helping prevent extinction.
Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares's framework, from If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies, pp. 139 to 195.
- Governments
Signal willingness to an international treaty so no country is disadvantaged by stopping.
- Politicians
At least require GPU clusters to be concentrated so the brakes can be applied later.
- Journalists
Cover the subject with gravity and mention outside scientists' warnings.
- Citizens
Write to representatives, vote in primaries, join large lawful protests and talk about it, then live life well.
From chapter: PART III: FACING THE CHALLENGE, pp. 139–195
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