The Resource 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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- Summary
- "Drawing on over a decade of research, ... [the author] explores the cutting-edge science behind the risks we face. It puts them in the context of the greater story of humanity: showing how ending these risks is among the most pressing moral issues of our time. And it points the way forward, to the actions and strategies that can safeguard humanity"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 468 pages
- Contents
-
- Looking to the present
- Looking to our future
- Looking to our past
- Civilization virtues
- Cosmic significance
- Uncertainty
- Our neglect of existential risks
- Part two: the risks.
- Natural risks.
- Asteroids & comets
- Part one: the stakes.
- Supervolcanic eruptions
- Stellar explosions
- Other natural risks
- The total natural risk
- Anthropogenic risks.
- Nuclear weapons
- Climate change
- Environmental damage
- Future risks.
- Pandemics
- Introduction
- Unaligned artificial intelligence
- Dystopian scenarios
- Other risks
- Part three: the path forward.
- The risk landscape.
- Quantifying the risks
- Combining and comparing risks
- Risk factors
- Which risks?
- Safeguarding humanity.
- Standing at the precipice.
- Grand strategy for humanity
- Risks without precedent
- International coordination
- Technological progress
- Research on existential risk
- What you can do
- Our potential.
- Duration
- Scale
- Quality
- How we got here
- Choices
- Where we might go
- The precipice
- Existential risk.
- Understanding existential risk
- Isbn
- 9780316484916
- Label
- The precipice : existential risk and the future of humanity
- Title
- The precipice
- Title remainder
- existential risk and the future of humanity
- Statement of responsibility
- Toby Ord
- Subject
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- trueHealth indicators
- trueHuman ecology
- truePolitical indicators
- truePolitical indicators -- United States
- trueQuality of life -- Forecasts
- trueSocial indicators
- trueSocial prediction
- trueTechnological forecasting
- trueUnited States
- trueWorld politics -- 21st century -- Forecasting
- trueSocial ecology
- trueEconomic indicators
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Drawing on over a decade of research, ... [the author] explores the cutting-edge science behind the risks we face. It puts them in the context of the greater story of humanity: showing how ending these risks is among the most pressing moral issues of our time. And it points the way forward, to the actions and strategies that can safeguard humanity"--
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- Provided by publisher
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10889873
- Cataloging source
- JBL
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1979-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ord, Toby
- Dewey number
- 303.4909/05
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
-
- HM901
- CB161
- LC item number
-
- .O73 2020
- .O73 2020
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Social prediction
- Social ecology
- Human ecology
- World politics
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- existential risk and the future of humanity
- Label
- The precipice : existential risk and the future of humanity, Toby Ord
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-460) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
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- txt
- sti
- cri
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Looking to the present
- Looking to our future
- Looking to our past
- Civilization virtues
- Cosmic significance
- Uncertainty
- Our neglect of existential risks
- Part two: the risks.
- Natural risks.
- Asteroids & comets
- Part one: the stakes.
- Supervolcanic eruptions
- Stellar explosions
- Other natural risks
- The total natural risk
- Anthropogenic risks.
- Nuclear weapons
- Climate change
- Environmental damage
- Future risks.
- Pandemics
- Introduction
- Unaligned artificial intelligence
- Dystopian scenarios
- Other risks
- Part three: the path forward.
- The risk landscape.
- Quantifying the risks
- Combining and comparing risks
- Risk factors
- Which risks?
- Safeguarding humanity.
- Standing at the precipice.
- Grand strategy for humanity
- Risks without precedent
- International coordination
- Technological progress
- Research on existential risk
- What you can do
- Our potential.
- Duration
- Scale
- Quality
- How we got here
- Choices
- Where we might go
- The precipice
- Existential risk.
- Understanding existential risk
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- x, 468 pages
- Isbn
- 9780316484916
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)1148140169
- (OCoLC)on1148140169
- 667456
- Label
- The precipice : existential risk and the future of humanity, Toby Ord
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-460) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- cartographic image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- cri
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Looking to the present
- Looking to our future
- Looking to our past
- Civilization virtues
- Cosmic significance
- Uncertainty
- Our neglect of existential risks
- Part two: the risks.
- Natural risks.
- Asteroids & comets
- Part one: the stakes.
- Supervolcanic eruptions
- Stellar explosions
- Other natural risks
- The total natural risk
- Anthropogenic risks.
- Nuclear weapons
- Climate change
- Environmental damage
- Future risks.
- Pandemics
- Introduction
- Unaligned artificial intelligence
- Dystopian scenarios
- Other risks
- Part three: the path forward.
- The risk landscape.
- Quantifying the risks
- Combining and comparing risks
- Risk factors
- Which risks?
- Safeguarding humanity.
- Standing at the precipice.
- Grand strategy for humanity
- Risks without precedent
- International coordination
- Technological progress
- Research on existential risk
- What you can do
- Our potential.
- Duration
- Scale
- Quality
- How we got here
- Choices
- Where we might go
- The precipice
- Existential risk.
- Understanding existential risk
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- x, 468 pages
- Isbn
- 9780316484916
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)1148140169
- (OCoLC)on1148140169
- 667456
Subject
- trueHealth indicators
- trueHuman ecology
- truePolitical indicators
- truePolitical indicators -- United States
- trueQuality of life -- Forecasts
- trueSocial indicators
- trueSocial prediction
- trueTechnological forecasting
- trueUnited States
- trueWorld politics -- 21st century -- Forecasting
- trueSocial ecology
- trueEconomic indicators
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