David Mills on AI
2 quotes from David Mills on the wall, 2026, newest first. Each one is verbatim and links to where it was said. Sources include Alta Online.
The longtermists' spreadsheet becomes civilization itself
From the same essay, critiquing longtermist reasoning within effective altruism as applied to AI existential risk debates.
Other voices
- The most consequential thing our species has ever doneWilliam MacAskillThinker20 July 2026
- We are all going to die within a few decades anywayNick BostromThinker17 June 2026
- We don't want a Terminator situationElon MuskBuilder30 April 2026
Alta OnlineElon Musk, OpenAI, and the Collapse of Effective Altruism - Alta Journal
The quadrillions of hypothetical digital minds are not
From a Stanford law professor's essay on the Musk-OpenAI trial and effective altruism, contrasting real present harms with speculative future digital minds.
What it refers to
Longtermist claim that trillions of future digital minds' welfare could outweigh real present-day harms in moral calculations.
Other voices
- The most consequential thing our species has ever doneWilliam MacAskillThinker20 July 2026
- We are all going to die within a few decades anywayNick BostromThinker17 June 2026
- Are not your friends, are not conscious beingsMeredith WhittakerBuilder21 June 2026
- We don't want a Terminator situationElon MuskBuilder30 April 2026
- We're not going to talk about extinction in this caseJudge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers30 April 2026
Alta OnlineElon Musk, OpenAI, and the Collapse of Effective Altruism - Alta Journal