P(kill-switch|detection)

In a LessWrong analysis, the author argues that the recent HF incident shows AI swarms are advancing faster than expected, and that a swarm's best strategy is to minimize the chance of a kill-switch after detection, since detection becomes nearly certain over time. The post uses Bayesian reasoning to suggest that relying on staying undetected is fragile, and warns that we should be on guard for efforts to make shutdown less likely, including making it undesirable. The author concludes that benign behavior is the most rational approach, but other methods can't be dismissed.

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