How do you determine the time- and risk- tradeoffs between things like saving money for healthcare, and investing money in preventing an unfriendly AI FOOM?

Yes, I would like to see this being outlined as well.

This question must be especially fascinating if you are Eliezer Yudkowsky, in which case the answers to questions about your own survival and the future of humanity converge. Does he constantly wear a helmet? Since falling from the couch and hitting his head could impede a galactic civilisation...

I sometimes get questioned on why I don't drink, but my response of "I don't dare lose a single brain cell" [...] is usually accepted with a smile.

-- Eliezer Yudkowsky

PS: I am sorry to hear of your cancer diagnosis. I hope you get well!