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Re:The "AI 2027" Scenario: How realistic is it? by radicalcentrist on Thursday May 22, 2025 @03:04PM (#44065543)
I still don't get how this is supposed to work. So let's say I give you a million dollars right now, with the expectation that I get $10M back in 10 years when the world hasn't ended. You obviously wanted the money up front because you're going to live it up while the world's still spinning. So how am I getting my payout after you've spent it all on hookers and blow?
Re:The "AI 2027" Scenario: How realistic is it? by thatguysaguy on Thursday May 22, 2025 @03:18PM (#44065707)
Yeah I wouldn't make a deal like this with someone who is operating in bad faith... The cases I've seen of this are between public intellectuals with relatively modest amounts of money.
Re:The "AI 2027" Scenario: How realistic is it? by radicalcentrist on Thursday May 22, 2025 @04:09PM (#44066322)
Well that's what I don't get, how is spending the money bad faith? Aren't they getting the money ahead of time so they can spend it before the world ends? If they have to keep the world-still-here money tied up in escrow I don't see why they would take the deal.