Existential Risk
Concept
Defined by Nick Bostrom as a threat to the premature extinction of Earth-originating intelligent life or the permanent destruction of its potential.
Mentioned in 3 videos
Videos Mentioning Existential Risk
How Much Does the Future Matter?: A Conversation with William MacAskill (Episode #292)
Sam Harris
Risks that could cause human extinction or permanent, drastic collapse of civilization, such as advanced bioweapons, unaligned AI, or totalitarian dystopias.
Human Extinction: What Are the Risks?
Sabine Hossenfelder
Defined by Nick Bostrom as a threat to the premature extinction of Earth-originating intelligent life or the permanent destruction of its potential.
Peter Singer: Suffering in Humans, Animals, and AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #107
Lex Fridman
The risk of human extinction or a permanently drastic reduction in humanity's potential.