Precautionary Principle
A concept, particularly advocated by the European Union, that suggests action should be taken to prevent potential harm even if scientific understanding of the risk is incomplete, often applied to technologies like CRISPR.
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Climate Change Debate: Bjørn Lomborg and Andrew Revkin | Lex Fridman Podcast #339
Lex Fridman
A concept, particularly advocated by the European Union, that suggests action should be taken to prevent potential harm even if scientific understanding of the risk is incomplete, often applied to technologies like CRISPR.
Regulating Artificial Intelligence: A Conversation with Yoshua Bengio and Scott Wiener(Episode #379)
Sam Harris
A principle invoked by Yoshua Bengio, suggesting proactive action to mitigate potential severe risks even with scientific uncertainty.
The Uber Eats to OnlyFans Pipeline
Chris Williamson
A concept from 'The Beginning of Infinity,' which explains that humanity's history is problem-solving, and new problems often lack immediate visible solutions, but people eventually find them.