The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity
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A 2020 book by Toby Ord, a philosopher at the University of Oxford's Future of Humanity Institute. The book explores the concept of existential risk, which is any event that could cause human extinction or permanently and drastically curtail humanity's potential. Ord analyzes various risks, including artificial intelligence, engineered pandemics, and climate change, and proposes strategies for mitigating them.
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But if you were to rank Toby or wrote this great book called the precipice and he is from the future of humanity institute at Oxford.
"🎬 Joe Rogan Experience #2418 - Chris Williamson
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"The book "The Precipice" is explicitly mentioned as a "great book" written by Toby Ord, with a discussion of its content regarding existential risks."
