All publications - existential risk

The problem of superintelligence: political, not technological

2017

Totschnig W. (2017) The problem of superintelligence: political, not technological, in AI and Society [volume not available], 1-14.

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From dust bowl to dust bowl: Soils are still very much a frontier of science

2011

Baveye P.C., Rangel D., Jacobson A.R., Laba M., Darnault C., Otten W., Radulovich R., Camargo F.A.O. (2011) From dust bowl to dust bowl: Soils are still very much a frontier of science, in Soil Science Society of America Journal 75, 2037-2048.

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Fragmentation and the Future: Investigating Architectures for International AI Governance

2020

Maas M.M., Cihon P., Kemp L. (2020) Fragmentation and the Future: Investigating Architectures for International AI Governance, in Global Policy 11, 545-556.

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Cultural adaptations to the differential threats posed by hot versus cold climates

2013

Murray D.R. (2013) Cultural adaptations to the differential threats posed by hot versus cold climates, in Behavioral and Brain Sciences 36, 497-498.

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Doomsday revisited

1992

Leslie J. (1992) Doomsday revisited, in Philosophical Quarterly 42, 85-89.

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Alien attacks, hell gerbils, and assisted dying: Arguments against saving mere humanity

2019

Potthast A. (2019) Alien attacks, hell gerbils, and assisted dying: Arguments against saving mere humanity, in Futures [volume not available], [pages not available].

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Deluge II and the continent of doom: rising sea level and collapsing Antarctic ice

1987

HUGHES T.J. (1987) Deluge II and the continent of doom: rising sea level and collapsing Antarctic ice, in Boreas 16, 89-100.

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Probing the improbable: Methodological challenges for risks with low probabilities and high stakes

2010

Ord T., Hillerbrand R., Sandberg A. (2010) Probing the improbable: Methodological challenges for risks with low probabilities and high stakes, in Journal of Risk Research 13.0, 191-205.

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Extreme natural hazards: Population growth, globalization and environmental change

2006

Huppert H.E., Sparks R.S.J. (2006) Extreme natural hazards: Population growth, globalization and environmental change, in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 364, 1875-1888.

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Reducing Catastrophic Climate Risk by Revolutionizing the Amazon: Novel Pathways for Brazilian Diplomacy

2019

Pereira J.C. (2019) Reducing Catastrophic Climate Risk by Revolutionizing the Amazon: Novel Pathways for Brazilian Diplomacy, in Contributions to Economics [volume not available], 189-218.

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