Existential Risks: Threats to Humanity’s Survival

Research literature on threats to the survival of our species and other existential risks.

threats to humanity's future Existential Risk Prevention as a Global Priority Existential Risk Prevention as Global Priority (2012) Nick Bostrom Faculty of Philosophy & Oxford Martin School University of Oxford www.nickbostrom.com existential-risk.com [Global Policy, Vol 4, Issue 1 (2013): 15-31] [pdf] ABSTRACT: Existential risks are those that threaten the entire future of humanity. Many theories of value imply that even relatively small reductions in net existential risk have enormous expected value. Despite their importance, issues surrounding human-extinction risks and related…

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