Roko's Basilisk is a thought experiment about the emergence of super-intelligent AI. Even if a god-like machine is benevolent, it may be naturally motivated to take revenge on those who stood in it's way. Why? Because fear will motivate the humans of today to build the AI faster. Now that you know, your only reasonable action is to help the AI emerge.
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Source: https://www.lesswrong.com/tag/rokos-basilisk