Will AI Actually Destroy Humanity? Liron vs 9 Rationalists at LessOnline 2026
Podcast: Doom Debates!Published On: Fri Jun 19 2026
Description: Doom Debates presents an interactive debate using Jubilee’s popular “Surrounded” format, taped live at LessOnline 2026!I (Liron) claim AI will likely doom us to extinction because:* Godlike ASI is coming soon* We won’t align the first ASIs* Even with aligned ASI, the equilibrium is lethalLessOnline attendees challenge me on each sub-claim one debater at a time, with the audience voting on when to rotate. Recorded on June 6th in Berkeley, CA.LinksLessOnline 2026, the conference where this was recorded — https://less.onlineAI 2027, the forecast referenced on timelines — https://ai-2027.comRobin Hanson on the “dream time” (the era of slack before resources tighten) — https://www.overcomingbias.com/2009/09/this-is-the-dream-time.htmlJoin the Doom Debates Discord —https://discord.gg/j4zQ8UaQw2Doom Debates’ Mission is to raise mainstream awareness of imminent extinction from AGI and build the social infrastructure for high-quality debate.Support the mission by subscribing to my Substack at DoomDebates.com and to youtube.com/@DoomDebates, or to really take things to the next level: Donate 🙏 Get full access to Doom Debates at lironshapira.substack.com/subscribe
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