Is there a values question in here of "how bad is humanity not existing?" v. "how bad is Earth-originating consciousness existing under an AGI-backed authoritarianism?" I'm not advancing either of these as my own position, just wondering if this could be driving at least some of the disagreement.
I quite liked this video on the topic when I watched it awhile back:
Where he goes over the 2 reports and 2 studies on the topic and discusses "hey, wind tho." What I most remember from is a high rated comment on the video, rather than in it proper. An author who had been mauled, done interviews, and written a book on the topic claimed that bears committed to killing you don't tend to engage in threat displays - they stalk you, charge you from downwind and run you over, then circle back to start eating. Many people reporting what did... (read more)