[Miner49er]

If we achieve runaway AI, the stock market goes to infinity. So from an expected value standpoint, massive spending on it is worthwhile. Even if the odds are tiny, the payoff warrants a massive bet size.

[root_axis]

Not really. If run away AI ever became a real thing, the stock market would be completely destroyed since most companies would become worthless.

[Miner49er]

But a few companies will skyrocket and completely offset those.

[CorrectHorseBat]

I can't imagine humanity, let alone any company or the stock market survive runaway AI.

[ansgri]

You underestimate the non-computerized part of humanity. Even with automated plants building other automated plants the propagation speed will be highly constrained by natural factors, plain unavailability of resources, and xenophobic nature of humanity of course.

[Miner49er]

Companies and the stock market don't need humanity.