Chapter
Navigating Our Way Through Heightened Existential Risk
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The risk of technological progress accumulating over time and causing negative externalities highlights the need for measured navigation through times of heightened existential risk. This includes recognizing the need for both defensive and offensive technologies to protect against potential risks while also promoting technological progress.
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The need for technological progress to protect ourselves from negative externalities of previous technologies may prevent us from using defensive technologies in the case of bio risks or AI.
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Existential Risk
Summary
The need for technological progress to protect ourselves from negative externalities of previous technologies may prevent us from using defensive technologies in the case of bio risks or AI. Therefore, we should navigate our way through the time of existential risk in a measured way.