Putting existential risk on the agenda
Toby Ord talks to Gideon Rachman about his book The Precipice
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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
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