Existential Risk Prevention as Global Priority
This report examines existential risks that threaten humanity's future and argues for prioritizing their mitigation as a global concern, emphasizing the potential for vast future benefits from reducing even small risks.
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| Report location: | source |
| Language: | English |
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| Authors: | Nick Bostrom |
| Geographic focus: | Global |
Methods
The research method involves analyzing various existential risk scenarios, their probabilities, and potential impacts. It includes a review of literature and theories related to existential risks, as well as the development of a classification scheme for these risks. The method also incorporates considerations from axiology (the study of values) to assess the moral implications of existential risks.
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Key Insights
The report clarifies the concept of existential risk, categorizes different types of existential risks, and discusses their implications for humanity's future. It argues that reducing existential risks should be a global priority due to the enormous expected value of preserving humanity's potential. The report introduces the maxipok rule, which suggests maximizing the probability of an acceptable outcome to guide actions concerning existential risks. It also redefines sustainability in terms of maintaining a trajectory that avoids existential catastrophes, rather than achieving a static state of safety.
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Additional Viewpoints
Categories: English publication language | Global geographic scope | anthropogenic risks | axiology | existence | existential risks | future technologies | global coordination | global priority | global risks | human race | human society | maxipok rule | mitigation strategies | policies | prevention measures | public good | safety nets | sustainability