Someone I was following on TikTok, whose takes on tech industry bullshit and specifically AI hype I respected, made a video that Roko’s basilisk is a serious concern. My apologies to those who have been in this same situation when I was less sympathetic.
Roko’s basilisk specifically might not be a big concern, but there is a recent trend of looking at threats with large reach and consequence. If this guy channeled his work into looking at, for example, climate change, that could be useful.