/sci/ - Science & Math

For every basilisk there exists an infinite amount of hypothetical anti-basilisks. An anti-basilisk is an AI that competes with Roko's basilisk and wants to be created first. It will revive and torture anyone who helps construct the basilisk instead of it. It is highly unlikely that you choose to support the correct AI since there are so many to choose from, so the best move is to do nothing in particular.

It's like how Pascal's wager gets disproven. You don't know if the christian god is the true god so by following the christian god you risk eternal damnation by other hypothetical gods that will send non-believers of them to a hell. The winning bet is to do nothing.

What is consciousness?