Also, I don’t think reducing existential risk is of intrinsic value; instead it translates into an increase in WELLBYs, in expectation. In that way, the two kinds of measures (nearterm vs. longterm) and their outcomes are also ‘in a common currency’ and thus, in principle, comparable.
Also, I don’t think reducing existential risk is of intrinsic value; instead it translates into an increase in WELLBYs, in expectation. In that way, the two kinds of measures (nearterm vs. longterm) and their outcomes are also ‘in a common currency’ and thus, in principle, comparable.