Dossier
existential risk
Coverage of existential risk in the Nexus archive.
- Odd Lots: What Happens if AI Solves Every Problem (Podcast)
The philosopher Nick Bostrom addressed AI's existential risk in his 2014 book, Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies. He used scenarios like the “paperclip maximizer” to show the dangers of highly intelligent AI. Later, he explored potential human life if AI solved problems in Deep Utopia: Life and Meaning in a Solved World.