It's the end of the world as we know it
Mar. 9th, 2010 04:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ciphergothThe technical term for a risk that could destroy the whole future of humanity is an "existential risk".
Wikipedia on existential risk
Nick Bostrom: "Our approach to existential risks cannot be one of trial-and-error. There is no opportunity to learn from errors."
Eliezer Yudkowsky, Cognitive biases potentially affecting judgment of global risks [PDF]
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Do you worry about the end of the world?
Wikipedia on existential risk
Nick Bostrom: "Our approach to existential risks cannot be one of trial-and-error. There is no opportunity to learn from errors."
Eliezer Yudkowsky, Cognitive biases potentially affecting judgment of global risks [PDF]
Google search
Do you worry about the end of the world?
