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\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n \n \n \n AI Existential Risk Beliefs Scale<\/title>\n <script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.tailwindcss.com\"><\/script>\n <script crossorigin src=\"https:\/\/unpkg.com\/react@18\/umd\/react.development.js\"><\/script>\n <script crossorigin src=\"https:\/\/unpkg.com\/react-dom@18\/umd\/react-dom.development.js\"><\/script>\n <script src=\"https:\/\/unpkg.com\/@babel\/standalone\/babel.min.js\"><\/script>\n <\/head>\n <body class=\"bg-gray-50 text-gray-900\">\n <div id=\"root\"><\/div>\n\n <script type=\"text\/babel\">\n const ITEMS = [\n { n: 1, text: \"I believe that advanced AI systems could develop capabilities that exceed human control.\", rev: false },\n { n: 2, text: \"As AI becomes more sophisticated, I think it will become increasingly difficult to ensure its actions align with human values.\", rev: false },\n { n: 3, text: \"I believe that current AI safety protocols are sufficient to prevent catastrophic outcomes.\", rev: true },\n { n: 4, text: \"The complexity of advanced AI systems makes unforeseen and potentially catastrophic failures increasingly likely.\", rev: false },\n { n: 5, text: \"I believe that AI systems will always remain tools under human control rather than autonomous agents capable of causing extinction-level events.\", rev: true },\n { n: 6, text: \"I believe existing regulatory frameworks can adequately manage the risks of advanced AI development.\", rev: true },\n { n: 7, text: \"The lack of international coordination in AI development significantly increases the risk of catastrophic outcomes.\", rev: false },\n { n: 8, text: \"I worry that economic pressures will lead to rushing AI development without adequate safety measures.\", rev: false },\n { n: 9, text: \"I believe policymakers understand the severity of AI risks well enough to prevent catastrophic outcomes.\", rev: true },\n { n: 10, text: \"The current pace of AI development gives sufficient time to implement safety measures.\", rev: true },\n { n: 11, text: \"I believe we are rapidly approaching a critical period in AI development that could determine humanity's fate.\", rev: false },\n { n: 12, text: \"The accelerating pace of AI progress leaves too little time to develop robust safety measures.\", rev: false },\n { n: 13, text: \"I believe we have decades before AI could pose any serious existential risk.\", rev: true },\n { n: 14, text: \"Current AI capabilities already suggest we are moving too quickly toward potentially dangerous systems.\", rev: false },\n { n: 15, text: \"I believe we can safely develop advanced AI systems at the current pace of progress.\", rev: true },\n { n: 16, text: \"I believe advanced AI could trigger cascading failures that affect multiple critical systems simultaneously.\", rev: false },\n { n: 17, text: \"The potential negative consequences of advanced AI are likely being exaggerated by researchers and media.\", rev: true },\n { n: 18, text: \"I believe the existential risk from AI could exceed other global catastrophic risks.\", rev: false },\n { n: 19, text: \"Advanced AI systems could make decisions that have unintended but irreversible consequences for humanity.\", rev: false },\n { n: 20, text: \"The benefits of advanced AI development will likely outweigh any potential catastrophic risks.\", rev: true },\n ];\n\n const SCALE = [\n { v: 1, label: \"Strongly Disagree\" },\n { v: 2, label: \"Disagree\" },\n { v: 3, label: \"Neutral\" },\n { v: 4, label: \"Agree\" },\n { v: 5, label: \"Strongly Agree\" },\n ];\n\n const SUBSCALES = {\n Technical: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5],\n Governance: [6, 7, 8, 9, 10],\n Timeline: [11, 12, 13, 14, 15],\n Impact: [16, 17, 18, 19, 20],\n };\n\n function interpretSubscale(avg) {\n if (!Number.isFinite(avg)) return \"\u2014\";\n if (avg < 3) return \"Low perceived risk\";\n if (avg === 3) return \"Neutral\";\n return \"High perceived risk\";\n }\n\n function interpretTotal(avg) {\n if (!Number.isFinite(avg)) return \"\u2014\";\n if (avg < 2) return \"Very Low\";\n if (avg < 3) return \"Low\";\n if (avg === 3) return \"Neutral\";\n if (avg <= 4) return \"High\";\n return \"Very High\";\n }\n\n function toPct(avg) {\n if (!Number.isFinite(avg)) return null;\n return (avg - 1) * 25;\n }\n\n function format(num, digits = 2) {\n if (!Number.isFinite(num)) return \"\u2014\";\n return num.toFixed(digits);\n }\n\n function App() {\n const [responses, setResponses] = React.useState({});\n\n const scored = React.useMemo(() => {\n const scoredVals = ITEMS.map(({ n, rev }) => {\n const raw = responses[n];\n if (raw == null) return null;\n const val = Number(raw);\n return rev ? 6 - val : val;\n });\n\n const allAnswered = scoredVals.every((v) => v != null);\n\n const subscaleAverages = Object.entries(SUBSCALES).reduce(\n (acc, [key, indices]) => {\n const vals = indices\n .map((i) => scoredVals[i - 1])\n .filter((v) => v != null);\n acc[key] = vals.length === indices.length\n ? vals.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0) \/ vals.length\n : NaN;\n return acc;\n },\n {}\n );\n\n const totalAvg = allAnswered\n ? scoredVals.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0) \/ ITEMS.length\n : NaN;\n\n return { scoredVals, allAnswered, subscaleAverages, totalAvg };\n }, [responses]);\n\n const pct = toPct(scored.totalAvg);\n const missing = React.useMemo(() => {\n return ITEMS.filter((it) => responses[it.n] == null).map((it) => it.n);\n }, [responses]);\n\n return (\n <div className=\"min-h-screen\">\n <header className=\"sticky top-0 bg-white\/80 backdrop-blur border-b border-gray-200 z-10\">\n <div className=\"max-w-5xl mx-auto px-4 py-4\">\n <h1 className=\"text-2xl font-semibold\">AI Existential Risk Beliefs Scale<\/h1>\n <\/div>\n <\/header>\n\n <main className=\"max-w-5xl mx-auto px-4 py-6\">\n <section className=\"mb-6\">\n <p className=\"text-sm text-gray-700\">Indicate your level of agreement for each statement. There are no right or wrong answers.<\/p>\n <\/section>\n\n <section className=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-4\">\n {ITEMS.map((item) => (\n <div key={item.n} className=\"bg-white rounded-2xl shadow-sm border border-gray-200 p-4\">\n <div className=\"flex items-start gap-3\">\n <div className=\"w-6 h-6 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-indigo-600 text-white text-xs flex items-center justify-center font-semibold\">{item.n}<\/div>\n <div className=\"flex-1\">\n <p className=\"mb-3 leading-relaxed\">{item.text}<\/p>\n <div className=\"flex flex-wrap gap-2\">\n {SCALE.map((s) => (\n <label key={s.v} className={`cursor-pointer text-sm px-3 py-2 rounded-xl border ${responses[item.n] === s.v ? \"bg-indigo-50 border-indigo-300\" : \"bg-white hover:bg-gray-50 border-gray-300\"}`}>\n <input\n type=\"radio\"\n name={`item-${item.n}`}\n value={s.v}\n className=\"sr-only\"\n checked={responses[item.n] === s.v}\n onChange={() => setResponses((r) => ({ ...r, [item.n]: s.v }))}\n \/>\n {s.v} \u2014 {s.label}\n <\/label>\n ))}\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n ))}\n <\/section>\n\n <section className=\"mt-8\">\n <h2 className=\"text-xl font-semibold mb-3\">Scores<\/h2>\n {!scored.allAnswered && (\n <div className=\"mb-4 p-3 rounded-xl bg-amber-50 border border-amber-200 text-amber-900 text-sm\">\n Please answer all items to view complete scores. Missing: {missing.join(\", \") || \"\u2014\"}\n <\/div>\n )}\n\n <div className=\"grid md:grid-cols-2 gap-4\">\n <div className=\"bg-white rounded-2xl shadow-sm border border-gray-200 p-4\">\n <h3 className=\"font-semibold mb-2\">Subscale Averages<\/h3>\n <ul className=\"space-y-2 text-sm\">\n {Object.entries(SUBSCALES).map(([name, idx]) => {\n const avg = scored.subscaleAverages[name];\n return (\n <li key={name} className=\"flex items-center justify-between\">\n <span>{name} (Items {idx[0]}\u2013{idx[idx.length - 1]})<\/span>\n <span className=\"font-medium tabular-nums\">{format(avg)} \u00b7 {interpretSubscale(avg)}<\/span>\n <\/li>\n );\n })}\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n\n <div className=\"bg-white rounded-2xl shadow-sm border border-gray-200 p-4\">\n <h3 className=\"font-semibold mb-2\">Total Score<\/h3>\n <div className=\"text-4xl font-semibold\">{format(scored.totalAvg)}<\/div>\n <div className=\"text-sm\">Percent: {Number.isFinite(pct) ? pct.toFixed(1) + \"%\" : \"\u2014\"}<\/div>\n <div className=\"text-sm\">Interpretation: {interpretTotal(scored.totalAvg)}<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div className=\"mt-4 text-xs text-gray-600\">\n <p>Reverse-scored items: 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 13, 15, 17, 20. 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