forecast
15% Dyson sphere by 2030, 40% by 2040
Christiano estimates roughly a 15% chance by 2030 and 40% chance by 2040 of AI capable of enabling civilization to build something like a Dyson sphere (on the order of a billion times Earth's incident sunlight), though he notes these numbers are old and likely too sticky/low for 2040.
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Paul ChristianoEvidence Quote
“Those are kind of like cash numbers from six months ago or nine months ago that I haven't revisited in a while.”
Created: 6/13/2026, 3:36:05 AM
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