Even if you think democracy and good values would eventually recover if the world stayed not too different from our history, there are other failure modes. First, the world could be more susceptible to global totalitarianism, which could create permanent lock in. Second, temporary worse values could influence the values of AGI, which then could be locked in.
Even if you think democracy and good values would eventually recover if the world stayed not too different from our history, there are other failure modes. First, the world could be more susceptible to global totalitarianism, which could create permanent lock in. Second, temporary worse values could influence the values of AGI, which then could be locked in.