The Reluctant Prophet of Effective Altruism
Personally, having thought about it, there is a non-zero possibility of a Boltzmann Brain that wants to end us all even if we stop all AI and stop all Earth busters, and there is a non-zero possibility of us stopping it. Therefore we should stop all current activity on anything that is not Evil Boltzmann Brain.<p>The problem with Evil Boltzmann Brain is that it could destroy all life in all galaxies through the infinitesimal chance that it spontaneously produces space travel.<p>Therefore, I have dedicated my entire life to fighting EBB instead. Currently, this requires that I buy an iPhone with the money I had planned to use on GiveWell.org but it&#x27;s all in the plan.<p>I have not forgotten the goal, though. If I consume all resources on Earth, then I can stop evil AI at the same time as I increase entropy and reduce the possibility that EBB can utilize any energy differential. This requires that I consume consume consume. Which I shall do out of altruistic purposes.