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The Three Biggest Threats to Humanity with Toby Ord
50:53 - 1:01:08 (10:14)
Toby Ord discusses the three biggest threats to humanity in his book The Precipice; asteroids, superintelligence, and a third world war. He suggests that avoiding these threats could lead to a truly amazing future for humanity.
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The idea of contributing to a grand project of building a good and flourishing society over the course of thousands of years is a motivating force for many people, spurring an interest in intellectual pursuits and doing good things to better the world.
50:53 - 52:28 (01:34)
Summary
The idea of contributing to a grand project of building a good and flourishing society over the course of thousands of years is a motivating force for many people, spurring an interest in intellectual pursuits and doing good things to better the world.
ChapterThe Three Biggest Threats to Humanity with Toby Ord
Episode#612: Will MacAskill of Effective Altruism Fame — The Value of Longtermism, Tools for Beating Stress and Overwhelm, AI Scenarios, High-Impact Books, and How to Save the World and Be an Agent of Change
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The biggest issues that humanity will face in our lifetime are the development of advanced artificial intelligence, the use of nuclear or biological weapons, and the possibility of a third world war.
52:28 - 55:16 (02:48)
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The biggest issues that humanity will face in our lifetime are the development of advanced artificial intelligence, the use of nuclear or biological weapons, and the possibility of a third world war. If these threats are not avoided, they could result in the end of civilization as we know it.
ChapterThe Three Biggest Threats to Humanity with Toby Ord
Episode#612: Will MacAskill of Effective Altruism Fame — The Value of Longtermism, Tools for Beating Stress and Overwhelm, AI Scenarios, High-Impact Books, and How to Save the World and Be an Agent of Change
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The concept of value lock-in refers to the dominance of a single ideology or value system on an area or the world which can hinder moral change and progress that diversity of moral views bring.
55:16 - 1:01:08 (05:51)
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The concept of value lock-in refers to the dominance of a single ideology or value system on an area or the world which can hinder moral change and progress that diversity of moral views bring. This is exemplified by China's Han dynasty that quelled ideological competition and implemented Confucianism as the state ideology.