The condition would be not time, but capabilities. Pause until you can do X, Y, Z. And if I’m right and you cannot, it’s impossible, then it becomes a permanent ban. But if you’re right, and it’s possible, so as soon as you have those safety capabilities, go ahead. If we create general superintelligences, I don’t see a good outcome long-term for humanity. So there is X‑risk, existential risk, everyone’s dead. There is S‑risk, suffering risks, where everyone wishes they were dead. [...] It’s not obvious what you have to contribute to a world where superintelligence exists. (2024) source Unverified