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Putting existential risk on the agenda

2020/9/3
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The Rachman Review

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What are the biggest threats to the future of human existence on the planet? Not nuclear war or climate change as some might think, but man-made pathogens and thinking machines, the Australian philosopher Toby Ord tells Gideon Rachman. He talks about how he reached this conclusion and what can be done to avert disaster. Clips: Reuters

*Toby Ord’s book, The Precipice:) Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity, *is published by Bloomsbury Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy) for more information.