[ExI] Cambridge Existential Risks

[Anders Sandberg]

On 29/06/2012 12:00, BillK wrote:
> Is this Cambridge taking a hint from Anders?
> Or is it academic competition?
> I see they have Nick Bostrom as one of their advisers.

They are some very welcome competitors/colleagues to us in FHI. I have 
high hopes they will help stimulate this kind of research, especially 
since now we have two independent groups looking at the questions from 
different angles. We must avoid groupthink to get really good solutions.

Of course, the typical smug Oxfordian answer would be that the people of 
"the other place" are just copycats. But in this case we know the people 
involved and that they are good - I am looking forward for getting more 
excuses of making trips to the fens.

-- 
Anders Sandberg,
Future of Humanity Institute
Philosophy Faculty of Oxford University