The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity by Toby Ord

The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity

Toby Ord

468 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy politics science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Humanity stands at a precipice. We live at a time of unprecedented innovation. Technology is accelerating faster than at any point in history, granting us ever greater power, and creating ever greater risk. In the twentieth century, we developed t...

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informative 92%
reflective 61%
challenging 57%
hopeful 42%
inspiring 40%
dark 11%
adventurous 7%
tense 7%
emotional 2%
sad 2%

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medium 44%
fast 6%

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