Why Speeding Up AI Could Save Lives | Nick Bostrom

Bostrom argues safely-paced (not paused) superintelligence development could maximize expected human lifespan given current mortality rates.

• Life-expectancy math: Bostrom argues safely-developed superintelligence could push human life expectancy to roughly 1,200–1,400 years by giving everyone a 20-year-old's mortality rate.
• Pause only if balanced: A long AI pause only raises expected lifespan if risk declines faster than the annual death rate from delay—too fast or too slow a decline both argue against waiting.

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