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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
This book conveys the philosophical line of thinking that in the realm of philanthropy, we have the largest responsibility to the future since there's a potential for the most number of humans in potentially the time of greatest human flourishing. Mostly it discusses the potential threats to this amazing future.
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A book about “existential risk” to humanity by an author loosely related to the Effective Alturism movement. I read it as part of an EA book club. It’s all a bit too speculative to take seriously. Someone who thinks they’re smart trying to put probabilities on the way humanity will end. You’ll never guess what a technocrat bro thinks is the greatest threat - General Artificial Intelligence of course! It’s like these sorts of ‘big thinkers’ have blinders and can only see what they know well. It shows when he tried to talk about biology (which I know something about) and make gross generalizations and mistakes. It’s interesting to think big sometimes, but often it leads to people thinking they’re smarter than they actually are…
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Cute but I have to step up my statistics knowledge to grasp the details. Gist of it is we should consider existential risk /risk factors
Urgent and profoundly inspiring. Should be a must-read for all students before starting university/college.
4.5 stars. Thorough, precise and accessible. Frightening yet inspiring. A great introduction to existential risk and longtermism.