The precipice : existential risk and the future of humanity / Toby Ord.
The precipice : existential risk and the future of humanity / Toby Ord.
The precipice : existential risk and the future of humanity / Toby Ord.
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London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.
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G 2020/3155
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English
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Physical content
468 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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text
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Media type
unmediated
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volume
Contents
1. Standing at the precipice -- 2. Existential risk -- 3. Natural risks -- 4. Anthropogenic risks -- 5. Future risks -- 6. The risk landscape -- 7. Safeguarding humanity -- 8. Our potential.
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Publisher
London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2020.
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Summary
Humanity stands at a precipice. We live at a time of unprecedented innovation. Technology is accelerating faster than at any point in history, granting us ever greater power, and creating ever greater risk. In the twentieth century, we developed the means to destroy ourselves o without developing the moral framework to ensure that we won't. The Pre...
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The precipice : existential risk and the future of humanity / Toby Ord.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 422-459) and index.
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©2020
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G 2020/3155
Record Identifier
74VKap47m76d
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKap47m76d
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ISBN
9781526600219
DDC
303.490905
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991024307992602626
