International Law Cannot Prevent Extinction Either

The context for this post is primarily Only Law Can Prevent Extinction, but after first drafting a half-assed comment, I decided to get off my ass and write a whole-assed post. I agree with Eliezer's main thesis that individual violence against AI researchers is both morally wrong and strategically stupid. Where I disagree is with the claim that international law can prevent extinction. It can't, for the following reasons. I. International law is largely a fiction (especially when interests diverge sharply) The analogy with nuclear weapons is a poor one.