Observed arrival · 2026-09-12
Extinction Bounties and the Insurance Policy for the Apocalypse
A 13-part policy argument proposes fines, whistleblower bounties, and risk-priced insurance to deter frontier AI development that could cause human extinction.
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The project builds its argument in two layers: a 13-part written sequence on consciousness, moral status, and AI risk, followed by a proposed enforcement model involving fines, whistleblower payments, and insurance premiums. Its interactive component compresses that model into four acts lasting roughly two and a half minutes. The author frames the material as personal, theoretical policy research and notes that any real implementation would require democratic authorization and safeguards against misuse.
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