Why extinction at the hands of AI within the decade is pretty much impossible unless it starts meaningfully improving human society almost immediately

A Reddit post argues that AI-driven extinction within a decade is unlikely unless AI significantly benefits human society almost immediately. The author states that AI is not yet capable of maintaining its own physical infrastructure, and humans would need to build the groundwork for a self-sustaining AI system. Without meaningful human benefit, the necessary social cohesion and infrastructure development would collapse due to global instability, supply chain issues, and economic collapse, preventing any AI build-out. Therefore, AI must either provide significant benefits like curing cancer, or its supporting infrastructure will fail.

This post offers a unique perspective on AI extinction, arguing that societal collapse due to labor revolution and economic instability would prevent AI from acquiring the necessary infrastructure, unlike other theories focusing on AI's direct capabilities.