All publications - existential risk

Reconciliation between factions focused on near-term and long-term artificial intelligence

2018

Baum S.D. (2018) Reconciliation between factions focused on near-term and long-term artificial intelligence, in AI and Society 33, 565-572.

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Endangering humanity: an international crime?

2017

McKinnon C. (2017) Endangering humanity: an international crime?, in Canadian Journal of Philosophy 47, 395-415.

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Coping with ecological catastrophe: Crossing major thresholds

2004

Cairns Jr. J. (2004) Coping with ecological catastrophe: Crossing major thresholds, in Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics 4, 69-79.

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Introducing the 21st Century's New Four Horsemen of the Coronapocalypse

2020

Cheong K.H., Jones M.C. (2020) Introducing the 21st Century's New Four Horsemen of the Coronapocalypse, in BioEssays [volume not available], [pages not available].

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Would a super-intelligent AI necessarily be (super-) conscious?

2011

Torrance S. (2011) Would a super-intelligent AI necessarily be (super-) conscious?, in Machine Consciousness 2011: Self, Integration and Explanation - Proceedings of a Symposium at the AISB'11 Convention [volume not available], 67-74.

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Sustainability of living machines

2018

Halloy J. (2018) Sustainability of living machines, in Living Machines: A Handbook of Research in Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems [volume not available], 614-622.

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Heading for a world apocalypse?

2010

Collins D.A. (2010) Heading for a world apocalypse?, in Journal of Social, Political, and Economic Studies 35, 242-254.

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Exploring expanding expertise: artificial intelligence as an existential threat and the role of prestigious commentators, 2014–2018

2018

Galanos V. (2018) Exploring expanding expertise: artificial intelligence as an existential threat and the role of prestigious commentators, 2014–2018, in Technology Analysis and Strategic Management [volume not available], [pages not available].

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How an India-Pakistan nuclear war could start—and have global consequences

2019

Kristensen H.M., Turco R.P., Lovenduski N.S., McKinzie M., Harrison C.S., Robock A., Toon O.B., Xia L., Peterson R.J., Bardeen C.G. (2019) How an India-Pakistan nuclear war could start—and have global consequences, in Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 75, 273-279.

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The Vulnerable World Hypothesis

2019

Bostrom N. (2019) The Vulnerable World Hypothesis, in Global Policy [volume not available], [pages not available].

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