[ExI] Cambridge Existential Risks

Natasha Vita-More natasha at natasha.cc
Fri Jun 29 13:15:40 UTC 2012


Existential risk is okay, but when talking about humanity it seems that
existence risk is the best phrasing. 

The term existential risk was not coined by our friend Nick, bty. Right?


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Is this Cambridge taking a hint from Anders?
Or is it academic competition?
I see they have Nick Bostrom as one of their advisers.

<http://www.kurzweilai.net/the-cambridge-project-for-existential-risk>
The Cambridge Project for Existential Risk       June 29, 2012

Concerned that developments in human technology may soon pose new,
extinction-level risks to our species as a whole, Astronomer Royal Martin
Rees, Cambridge University philosopher Huw Price, and Skype co-founder Jaan
Tallinn have formed The Cambridge Project for Existential Risk.
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