All publications - existential risk

Long-term biological consequences of nuclear war

1983

Ehrlich P.R., Harte J., Harwell M.A., Raven P.H., Sagan C., Woodwell G.M., Berry J., Ayensu E.S., Ehrlich A.H., Eisner T., Gould S.J., Grover H.D., Herrera R., May R.M., Mayr E., McKay C.P., Mooney H.A., Myers N., Pimentel D., Teal J.M. (1983) Long-term biological consequences of nuclear war, in Science 222, 1293-1300.

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Achieving trust in artificial general intelligence : Secrets, precautions, and public scrutiny

2019

Adamson G. (2019) Achieving trust in artificial general intelligence : Secrets, precautions, and public scrutiny, in International Symposium on Technology and Society, Proceedings 2018-November, 66-70.

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Data crash apocalypse and global economic crisis

1999

Weinstein M.A. (1999) Data crash apocalypse and global economic crisis, in Angelaki - Journal of the Theoretical Humanities 4, 91-102.

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Strategic Implications of Openness in AI Development

2017

Bostrom N. (2017) Strategic Implications of Openness in AI Development, in Global Policy 8, 135-148.

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A civilization backup system for the post-Armageddon world

2013

Chu H.-C. (2013) A civilization backup system for the post-Armageddon world, in Proceedings of the International Symposium on Consumer Electronics, ISCE [volume not available], 255-256.

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Posthumanism and human extinction: Apocalypse, species, and two posthuman ecologies

2020

Odorčák J., Bakošová P. (2020) Posthumanism and human extinction: Apocalypse, species, and two posthuman ecologies, in Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies 19, 47-62.

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Why AI shall emerge in the one of possible worlds?

2019

Sitnicki I. (2019) Why AI shall emerge in the one of possible worlds?, in AI and Society 34, 365-371.

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A singular chain of events

2009

Tonn B., MacGregor D. (2009) A singular chain of events, in Futures 41, 706-714.

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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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On Defining Global Catastrophic Biological Risks

2017

Palmer M.J., Tiu B.C., Weissenbach A.S., Relman D.A. (2017) On Defining Global Catastrophic Biological Risks, in Health Security 15, 347-348.

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