This is going to be a list of holes I see in the basic argument for existential risk from superhuman AI systems. To start, here’s an outline of what I take to be the basic case:I. If superhuman AI systems are built, any given system is likely to be ‘goal-directed’II. If goal-directed superhuman AI systems are built, their desired outcomes will probably be about as bad as an empty universe by human lightsIII. If most goal-directed superhuman AI systems have bad goals, the future will very likely be bad Original article:https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/zoWypGfXLmYsDFivk/counterarguments-to-the-basic-ai-risk-caseNarrated for the Effective Altruism Forum by TYPE III AUDIO.Share feedback on this narration.