All publications - existential risk

How long until human-level AI? Results from an expert assessment

2011

Baum S.D., Goertzel B., Goertzel T.G. (2011) How long until human-level AI? Results from an expert assessment, in Technological Forecasting and Social Change 78, 185-195.

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From robots to techno sapiens: Ethics, law and public policy in the development of robotics and neurotechnologies

2011

Wallach W. (2011) From robots to techno sapiens: Ethics, law and public policy in the development of robotics and neurotechnologies, in Law, Innovation and Technology 3, 185-207.

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Global collapse

2012

Cottey A. (2012) Global collapse, in New Scientist 213, 32-33.

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Targets for global climate policy: An overview

2013

Tol R.S.J. (2013) Targets for global climate policy: An overview, in Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control 37, 911-928.

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An imperative of a poorly recognized existential risk: Early socialization of smart young generation in information society

2014

Fomichov V.A., Fomichova O.S. (2014) An imperative of a poorly recognized existential risk: Early socialization of smart young generation in information society, in Informatica (Slovenia) 38, 59-70.

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The topology of change: Foundations of probability with black swans

2015

Chichilnisky G. (2015) The topology of change: Foundations of probability with black swans, in Fields Institute Communications 73, 75-92.

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Apocalypse now!: From exceptional rhetoric to risk management in global climate politics

2013

Methmann C., Rothe D. (2013) Apocalypse now!: From exceptional rhetoric to risk management in global climate politics, in Interpretive Approaches to Global Climate Governance: (De)Constructing the Greenhouse [volume not available], 107-122.

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The Myth of Just Nuclear Deterrence: Time for a New Strategy to Protect Humanity from Existential Nuclear Risk

2023

Rohlfing J. (2023) The Myth of Just Nuclear Deterrence: Time for a New Strategy to Protect Humanity from Existential Nuclear Risk, in Ethics and International Affairs 37, 39-49.

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An upper bound for the background rate of human extinction

2019

Bonsall M.B., Snyder-Beattie A.E., Ord T. (2019) An upper bound for the background rate of human extinction, in Scientific Reports 9, [pages not available].

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Complexity and fragility in system of systems

2016

Ryan M.J., Efatmaneshnik M., Bradley J. (2016) Complexity and fragility in system of systems, in International Journal of System of Systems Engineering 7, 294-312.

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