The risk of vacuum decay or other world-ending physics experiments presents an argument for AI singleton governance (concentration of power) rather than decentralized superintelligence, since multiple independent AI systems might accidentally destroy the universe without coordination.
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Scott AlexanderEvidence Quote
“If it's true that some of those super weapons are possible... it's going to be in their collective interest to come to some sort of bargain”
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AI 2027: month-by-month model of intelligence explosion — Scott Alexander & Daniel Kokotajlo— Dwarkesh PatelCreated: 8/11/2026, 7:03:29 AM
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